Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Name: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at U.S Department of the Interior- U.S Geological Survey
Start: 3/21/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032715 · 3/21/2025 · U.S Department of the Interior- U.S Geological Survey

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Automobile
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: U.S Department of the Interior- U.S Geological Survey
Location: 712 Front Street, SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, 95060
NAICS: 541690
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee had just delivered a package at a local FedEx office and was walking back to his vehicle in the parking lot. Another vehicle backed out of a parking spot and pinned the employee between their vehicle and another parked vehicle. The employee's lower right leg was crushed, and they were hospitalized.

Source

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