Overexertion and bodily reaction and exertion, n.e.c. · Blindness, low vision
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC, 450 Paradise Road, SWAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS 01907
on — Blindness, low vision, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
On 1/19/15, an employee was placing items in the freezer when the employee began to see spots in the left eye and then lost vision in that eye. Employee was hospitalized overnight.
HospitalizedEye(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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