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Accident Summary Nr: 139568.015 - Employee fractures lower legs, ankles when struck by car in

Accident Summary Nr: 139568.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554953.015	09/28/2021		922160	Unadilla Township Fire Department

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a fire fighter for a fire department was performing an act of a Good Samaritan. He had stopped on the side of the road to remove a branch from the roadway when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to his lower legs and ankles. The incident was determined to be non-work related.

Keywords: Ankle, Automobile, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Branch, Fire Fighter, Fracture, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Removing, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Tree Branch, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554953.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Fire Fighter

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