Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Boeing Company, 1821 Avondale Mill, MACON, GEORGIA 31206
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was exposed to an inhalation hazard from the oil mist used in drilling operations.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSCoal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
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