Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keystone Human Services, 3975 Columbia Ave, COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA 17512
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was ordering food at a drive-through when a client that accompanied the employee in the car became violent and attacked the employee. The incident resulted in an automobile accident in which the employee sustained an injury.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableOther client or customer
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