Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Navistar Inc., 6125 Urbana Road, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was working in the tool room and was involved in a physical altercation with another employee resulting in a head injury.
HospitalizedBrainCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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