Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at South State, Inc., Rt 73 and Kresson Road, VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY 08043
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was paving a section of roadway when a passenger vehicle entered the work zone and struck the roller the employee was operating. The employee was ejected from the equipment and suffered a broken clavicle and a brain bleed.
HospitalizedBrainAsphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
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