Highway Light and Landscaping, Inc.
Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway — Fractures — FITCHBURG, Wisconsin
| Employer | Highway Light and Landscaping, Inc. |
| Address | Intersection of Verona Rd and Mckee Rd |
| City, State ZIP | FITCHBURG, Wisconsin 53719 |
| Report ID | 2020043223 |
| Event Date | April 8, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway |
| Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.04000, -89.51000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working out of a lineman truck bucket about 18 feet over a coned-off lane, installing traffic light mounts on an under-bridge deck. A semi tractor trailer swung wide and hit the bottom corner of the lineman truck bucket. The impact pinched the employee's arm between the bucket and bridge, breaking the arm.
Incident Summary
On April 8, 2020, a worker at Highway Light and Landscaping, Inc. in FITCHBURG, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 6 severe injury reports involving "Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway injuries.
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