Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RaceTrac Inc. Store 92, 2101 Airline Drive, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70060
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was setting up for a pressure washing job by setting up a barricade of cones around the work area when they were stuck by an automobile, resulting in a fractured left tibia and fibula and a fractured right ankle.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Automobile
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