Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hattiesburg Clinic, 415 South 28th Avenue, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39401
on — Fractures , affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking from her car in an adjacent parking lot across the road to clock-in for work at the main clinic. She was struck by a vehicle that was turning left into the parking lot, resulting in a fracture to her left tibial plateau.
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