# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Eurovia Atlantic Coast
> OSHA SIR `20241110316` · 11/5/2024 · NEWPORT, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Roadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction
- **Source:** Trucks  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other semi, tractor-trailer
## Employer
- **Name:** Eurovia Atlantic Coast
- **Location:** I95 Southbound mile marker, NEWPORT, MAINE, 04953
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting out road barrels for traffic control and standing on the lift gate of a traffic truck with a driver in the driver's seat. The truck was struck from behind by a tractor trailer and the employee was thrown to the ground. The driver of the truck sustained injuries and was not hospitalized. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the head and a concussion, as well as a fractured femur that required surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*