Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Utopia Farms II, LLC, 8200 Oil Well Grade Road, NAPLES, FLORIDA 34120
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee sat on a backpack that had her personal knife stored inside the exterior pocket, cutting her right leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedKnives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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