Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Glovis America, Inc, 2000 Webb Road, WEST POINT, GEORGIA 31833
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding in a van when he exited the vehicle and fell backward, hitting and lacerating his head on the asphalt road. The van was moving at the time of the incident.
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