FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Tri-County Industries, Inc.
Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
Final narrative
A garbage truck driver had picked up a trash bag and was walking back to his truck when a vehicle struck him, knocking him unconscious. He suffered a dislocated left shoulder and a broken bone above his right ankle. He was hospitalized.
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