Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bridgestone Retail Operations, 8205 NW 12th Street, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33126
on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was putting up a banner with bungee cords from a ladder when the bungee cord broke and snapped into the employee. He then fell from the ladder and hit his head on the extended arm of an automotive hoist, suffering a head laceration and blunt trauma.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedStep ladders
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