OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419344

TOWN OF GROTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GROTON, CT· 2021-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Distracted, Distracted driving, Driver, Fracture, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Parking Lot, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Unstable Position, Weather
NAICS: 611110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345686141
Employer profile: TOWN OF GROTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Summary number: 221419344
Report ID: 0150900

Event description

Employee fractures leg in parking lot when struck by car

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee was standing in the drive lane of a school parking lot directing traffic. A vehicle was in first in line waiting to advance to drop off a student in the drop off area. The vehicle was adjacent to the employee when the driver drove forward while turning left and struck/ran up the left leg of the employee. The employee fractured his left leg and required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Event type
1

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