Pedestrian struck by vehicle in road work zone n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JRK Enterprises Inc., SR 34 Cumberland Co ECMS 90873, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17013
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple leg locations unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was struck by a truck while flagging traffic at an intersection. Her left leg was broken in two places and her right femur was broken.
Hospitalized Multiple leg locations unspecified Trucks unspecified
An employee was kneeling down taking measurements along the side of the road when a truck pulling a trailer went off the road and the trailer struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured jaw and swelling on the brain.
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