Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MHC Property Management, L.P. (ELS), 80 Brennan Beach, PULASKI, NEW YORK 13142
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was at a guard shack checking in and directing guests. After motioning a camper forward, he turned to head back to the guard shack and the first rear tire of the camper struck his left foot and he fell to the ground. The second rear wheel went over his right leg, resulting in a fractured femur. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Motor home, RV
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An employee was checking credentials for vehicles entering an area. While approaching a vehicle that had failed to stop as instructed, the employee lost his balance and fell backward, landing on his back. The car struck him, and he suffered a tailbone fracture and a kidney injury.
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