GAINESVILLE, TEXAS—
Austin Bridge & Road, LP
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
Final narrative
A crew stopped operations when rainfall started. The injured employee was putting away tools in the tool truck bed while a pickup truck was driving to the end of the location. When the pickup truck applied the brakes, the mud caused the vehicle to slide. The injured employee was caught between the rear bumper of the tool truck and the front bumper of the sliding pickup truck. The employee sustained fractures to their pelvis and femur.
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