OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426885
SAN JOSE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SAN JOSE, CA·
Event description
Employee fractures leg when struck by automobile
Investigation abstract
At 4:35 p.m. on January 8, 2022, an employee, a member of a street services crew, was in the roadway investigating a complaint of a sewer blockage in the area. While the employee was checking a manhole in the street, a vehicle struck him. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg and facial lacerations.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7028
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