TRAFFTECH, INC
Roadway collision-moving in same direction — Fractures — LAKE MILTON, Ohio
| Employer | TRAFFTECH, INC |
| Address | milepost 54 I-76 Eastbound |
| City, State ZIP | LAKE MILTON, Ohio 44429 |
| Report ID | 2017065435 |
| Event Date | June 14, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Roadway collision-moving in same direction |
| Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c |
| Secondary Source | Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.10000, -80.97000 |
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Incident Narrative
On 6/14/2017, at approximately 1500, an employee was riding in the rear of a line striping truck that had just completed striping a freeway entrance ramp and was travelling down the freeway to turn around in the median. While the striping truck was slowing down to turn around, it was struck from behind by an approaching truck. The employee in the rear of the truck suffered a fractured leg and thumb and was hospitalized overnight.
Incident Summary
On June 14, 2017, a worker at TRAFFTECH, INC in LAKE MILTON, Ohio suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as roadway collision-moving in same direction, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 9 severe injury reports involving "Roadway collision-moving in same direction" incidents in our database. Browse all Roadway collision-moving in same direction injuries.
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