Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle location unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Odyssey HealthCare of Savannah, LLC, 3223 Falligant Ave., SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31404
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was unpacking supplies from a vehicle when they were struck by a passing car. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to multiple ribs and their left tibia and fibula.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Automobile
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