Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up location unspecified · Injuries to internal organs, major blood vessels unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wright Tree Service Inc., 7003 Meadow Lake Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS 75214
on — Injuries to internal organs, major blood vessels unspecified , affecting the Abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working as a spotter for a tree truck that was being parked near a tree. The employee was behind the truck when he was pinned between the truck and the tree. The employee sustained a lacerated liver.
Hospitalized Abdomen unspecified Trucks with mounted machines, equipment unspecified
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