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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419716

BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.

Event
Cart, Driver, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hill, Landscaper, Landscaping, Pelvis, Seat Belt, Sharp Turn
NAICS
541320
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345689152
Employer profile
BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.
Summary number
221419716
Report ID
0950612

Event description

Employee fractures pelvis when thrown from cart

Investigation abstract

At 2:05 p.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee was driving a Columbia utility cart collecting tools and previously cut trimmings alongside a walkway when she attempted to make a three point turn on a hillside to head back to where her crew was located. The cart was backing down the hill when employee was ejected from cart and landed on the dirt ground. The employee was not wearing a seat belt. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured pelvis.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 35 F

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    486

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