Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Steel Dynamics - Southwest - Sinton Division, 8534 Texas 89, SINTON, TEXAS 78387
on — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds , affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were riding in a utility terrain vehicle down a loose gravel path. The vehicle's front wheel dug into the gravel, and it rolled over onto its side. The injured employee struck the interior of the vehicle (including the steering wheel) before landing on the driver. The injured employee suffered a 6-inch head laceration, a broken collarbone, and six broken ribs.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
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