Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-10-11	Van Wert	Oh	WAL-MART	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On October 11, 2020, the injured employee was directing a passenger vehicle into the service bay. The vehicle pinned the injured employee against a tire machine. The injured employee sustained a fractured lower left leg requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-12	Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain Temp Services, LLC	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
A flagger was trying to instruct a passenger vehicle to stop when the vehicle's side mirror struck her. She fell to the ground and the truck ran her over, breaking her leg and hip. She was hospitalized.
2018-05-03	Spencerport	New York	Keeler Construction Company Inc	Lower extremities	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was part of a crew that was reconstructing an apron in front of a house in a safety work zone when a passenger vehicle entered the work zone and struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures to bones near the right ankle.
2017-04-10	Austin	Texas	Lone Star Paving	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was paving a road when a passenger vehicle broke through the barriers at the construction zone and struck the employee, who was hospitalized with a head injury.
2015-12-22	Tenafly	New Jersey	BMW of Tenafly	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a moving passenger vehicle while crossing the street. The employee was in transport from the new car sales showroom to the used car sales showroom located directly across the street. The employee sustained two broken legs, a broken pelvis, fractured vertebrae, eight broken ribs and a concussion as a result of the incident.
2015-12-07	Toledo	Ohio	D&R Demolition	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
On December 7, 2015 an employee was opening a construction gate for a dump truck to enter when a passenger vehicle tried to pass the dump truck and struck the dump truck. When the passenger vehicle struck the dump truck it hit the employee resulting in fractured ribs and a fractured pelvis and a head laceration.
2015-03-01	Birmingham	Alabama	Benton Georgia, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
On 3/1/15, an employee was struck by a passenger vehicle in a roadside work zone, resulting in an amputation.