Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Materials Management Company, 1050 County Road 231, WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO 80863
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
On July 5th, 2024, employees were collecting garbage in a residential neighborhood. The injured employee bent down to pick a piece of trash off the ground when the truck ran over his foot and he fell down. The truck continued moving backward and rolled over his pelvis. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his pelvis, lower back, and ankle.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Trucks with mounted machines, equipment unspecified
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