Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AWP Safety, W. Alameda Ave. and S Tejon St. - work zone location, DENVER, COLORADO 80239
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was sitting on the bed of the work truck while picking up safety cones in a work zone. An SUV drove into the work zone and struck the work truck. The SUV then hit the employee's legs, knocking her to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a leg injury.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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