Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at M.P.G. Pipeline Contractors, LLC, 1698 Lower Ferry RD, LEROY, ALABAMA 36548
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting with moving a length of pipe. The employee tripped and was run over by an excavator resulting in fractures to the lower body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedExcavating machinery, unspecified
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