Area Wide Protective, Inc.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Area Wide Protective, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Area Wide Protective, Inc. Report ID 2021086414
Address 159 and 158A S I35 City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205
Event Date August 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone Source of Injury Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561990 Inspection # 1545516
GPS Coordinates 29.42000, -98.48000

Incident Narrative

Three employees were doing highway work when a vehicle went past the barricades and hit them. Two of the three were hospitalized: one (who had been picking up barrels on the grass by the highway) suffered a broken femur and the other (who had been cracking down an arrow board) suffered a head contusion, a shoulder separation, and a shoulder fracture.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2021, a worker at Area Wide Protective, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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