Incident date: 2022-09-08
NAICS industry code: 237130

A group of telecommunication workers were installing fiberoptic underground lines at a manhole. At approximately 10:15 PM, a vehicle struck the back of an illuminated police detail vehicle and continued though the delineated work zone, striking an employee. The employee was hospitalized with severe injuries to his lower extremities, and his left leg was amputated below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
code_source: title: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high