Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Employer Solutions Staffing Group II LLC, Allegheny Wood Products, BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA 26525
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On March 10, 2016, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was injured after dropping a wooden board, weighing up to 50 pounds, on his left foot. He was hospitalized when his injury became infected.
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