Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Saint Jean Industries, Inc., 424 Industrial Pk Rd, HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 72543
on — Fractures, affecting the skull.
Final narrative
An employee was using a crowbar to straighten a part when the crowbar slipped and the employee lost her balance. She fell backwards and hit her head on the base of a heat treat rack that was positioned behind her. The employee fractured her skull and injured her neck.
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