Incident date: 2023-09-16
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was flagging traffic when they were struck from behind by a car that entered a work zone. The impact of the vehicle threw the employee approximately 45 feet and she landed on another employee. The employee who was struck by the car sustained a head laceration and fractures to the ribs and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
code_source: title: Automobile
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate