Incident date: 2025-04-24
NAICS industry code: 561730

A tree trimming crew had established a roadside work zone. The injured employee was standing off the highway in a grassy area. A pickup truck was driving through the work zone when it swerved off the road to avoid colliding with a slower truck in front of it and struck the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their abdominal area and wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in road work zone
code_source: title: Pickup truck
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate