Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida LLC, 600 Terminal Dr, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33316
on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries, affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was walking in a parking garage to check the status of clean cars in the staging area. A car was driving through the area when it struck the employee and struck three other cars. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion, bruising on the face, a lip wound, broken teeth, and a fractured arm.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Automobile
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