Incident date: 2023-11-02
NAICS industry code: 561990

An employee and a co-worker were preparing to block off the side of a road for a utility crew. The employee was picking up traffic cones while the co-worker was towing an arrow board with a truck. A vehicle crossed two lanes of traffic and entered the work zone, striking the arrow board that was being towed. The board subsequently struck the employee, resulting in a fractured left hand, fractured ribs on the right side, and a contusion to their right forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone
code_source: title: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate