Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc, 780 East Merritt Island CSWY, MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA 32952
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forehead.
Final narrative
An employee was helping to take apart a fixture/grid display when the top grid fell and struck her above the eye, causing a laceration. She was hospitalized.
HospitalizedForeheadStructural metal materials, n.e.c.
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