Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 916 Hwy 277, CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS 78834
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was sitting in a vehicle at a border checkpoint when the vehicle was struck by an oncoming pickup truck. The employee sustained a concussion as well as rib and vertebral fractures and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedPickup truck
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