Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
Start: 5/22/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024054514 · 5/22/2024 · C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in road work zone
Source: Automobile
Secondary source: Operator impaired Other vehicle not occupied by injured worker

Employer

Name: C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
Location: 31 33'17.6 N, 81 26'35.0 W, TOWNSEND, GEORGIA, 31331
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling the joint off a southbound lane and checking the depth. The employee was walking on the right side of the paver when a vehicle swerved into the closed lane and struck the employee, launched him into the air, where he struck a spreader. The employee sustained a contusion to the body, a right arm laceration, a fractured right tibia, and a right leg laceration. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown