Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in road work zone · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wiregrass Construction, Cain Park Subdivision, HARTSELLE, ALABAMA 35640
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was walking down the road when a tack truck backed over him. The employee sustained fractures to his right ankle and a crushed pelvis.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.
An employee was performing flagging operations on a closed road. A postal vehicle was allowed onto the road to make a delivery. The employee was struck by the postal vehicle as it was backing up, resulting in a broken leg.
On July 10, 2025, two crews were removing stripes and then re-striping pavement in a lane that was fully closed. The injured employee was assisting a subcontracted blasting truck with backing up approximately 1,000 feet to continue stripe removal operations. After giving directions, the employee went to mark additional spots when the truck knocked him to the ground and rolled over his lower half, resulting in fractures to both legs, his hip, and his right ankle.
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