Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in road work zone · Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Idaho Traffic Safety, Inc., I-15 NORTHBOUND, FORT HALL, IDAHO 83203
on — Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Upper and lower extremities n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was moving candles after a paint truck finished striping the road. A car entered the work zone and struck the employee. The employee sustained a fractured leg and a dislocated shoulder.
Hospitalized Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Automobile
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