Roadway collision with other vehicle(s) unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Duit Group, Muskogee Turnpike, COWETA, OKLAHOMA 74429
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving on an active construction site when their vehicle struck a concrete paving machine. The employee impacted the steering wheel and sustained fractures to both arms.
An employee was filling gaps in new asphalt on a bridge when a vehicle entered the closed lane and struck the rear passenger side of the dump truck that the employee was standing on. This caused the employee to be splashed with hot AC-20 asphalt, resulting in burns to his hands, face, and right eye. He also fell approximately 4 feet from the back of the truck to the ground.
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