ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Northampton Regional EMS
Sudden start or stop, roadway · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was treating a patient in the back of an ambulance. The ambulance stopped quickly and the employee suffered a fractured C7 vertebra and bruises.
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JULIETTE, GEORGIA—
C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
A crew had finished paving a 1200+ ft. stretch of interstate. While the paver was being backed up to its starting point, the paver suffered an unknown mechanical failure that caused the engine to stall. The paver lunged forward and an employee on the paver lost his balance and fell forward onto the floor of the paver seating area. The employee struck his head on the metal handrail, causing a laceration to the head.
PEORIA, ILLINOIS—
OSF Healthcare System
On or about September 14, 2016, an employee was a passenger in the company shuttle bus, commuting from the employee parking lot to the building. The company shuttle bus quickly braked to avoid another vehicle and the employee slid forward, striking her left abdomen on the seat in front of her.