Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Poe Asphalt Paving, Inc., Hwy 41 and Killdeer Ave., POST FALLS, IDAHO 83854
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was standing behind a paver, about 15 feet from the back, filling up his water bottle from a water cooler. A vehicle broke through the barrel barricade and hit the employee, throwing them into the air. The employee then impacted the ground. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to both legs, and possible injuries to the neck, ribs, and back. Two other employees were injured but not hospitalized.
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An employee was setting up a worksite on a roadway when they were struck by a vehicle. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the chest, pelvis, and legs from contact with the vehicle, with subsequent trauma to the neck and head upon falling to the ground.
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