GERONIMO, TEXAS—
Hunter Industries, LTD
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hunter Industries, LTD, SH 123, GERONIMO, TEXAS 78115 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was in a work zone, scooping gravel with a shovel. A motorist drove through the barriers and traffic control cones and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the skull and left clavicle.
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