Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Incredible Pets, Inc., 2255 N. Wickham Rd., MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32935
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the inside front glass of a chameleon cage when the glass fell and cut muscle and tendons in his left leg. He required hospitalization and surgery.
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