NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI—
ATMOS ENERGY Group LLC
Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Final narrative
An employee who had been checking meters was standing by a company pickup truck parked near an intersection along the left shoulder of a road. A utility truck and trailer loaded with utility poles traveling past the parked work truck caught the front left of the parked pickup truck and moved it approximately 25 feet, pinning the employee between the two vehicles. The employee suffered one broken rib and a bruised lung.
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