PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA·2023-01-11

Waste Management

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road · Skull fracture and intracranial injury

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waste Management, Unknown, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15216 on 2023-01-11, Skull fracture and intracranial injury, affecting the brain.

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Final narrative

An employee was collecting trash on the curb when a vehicle drove onto the curb and struck the employee, resulting in skull fractures, a subdural hematoma, and a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Hospitalized Brain Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

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