Pedestrian struck by vehicle unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Inserra Supermarkets - Emerson, 425 Old Hook Road, EMERSON, NEW JERSEY 07630
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking back to the store from her car when she was struck by a motor vehicle. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the right leg.
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