Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dish Planet, LLC, 11401 US 87, LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79423
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
Employees were using a pickup truck to move a 16-inch poly pipe across a road. The injured employee was directing traffic. As the pipe pulled parallel to him, it struck his leg, resulting in a broken femur.
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An employee was standing on the street holding a stop/slow paddle and directing the flow of traffic. As they were holding the stop sign, a vehicle attempted to drive around the employee but struck them. The employee sustained fractures to the tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.
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