COLDWATER, MISSISSIPPI—
Innocor Foam Technologies, LLC
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Innocor Foam Technologies, LLC, 485 Industrial Drive, COLDWATER, MISSISSIPPI 38618 on — Fractures, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
Two employees got into a heated argument and agreed to step into the men's restroom to fight. One of the men fell and struck his head on the sink, suffering a fracture and swelling of the right eye socket. He was hospitalized.
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