CALLAHAN, FLORIDA—
Florida Power and Light
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified · Multiple types of open wounds
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to undo a sling between a crew material handler truck that was struck in the mud and a four-wheeled pickup truck that was pulling the crew material handler truck when the four-wheeled truck rolled back, pinning his right leg. He suffered lacerations, punctures, and a damaged main artery behind his right knee, requiring hospitalization.
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