General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., 100 Plastics Ave, PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01201
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee on travel status fell over a railing to the floor below while waiting for a flight and suffered multiple fractures.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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