Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c. · Damage to medical implants, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harbor Freight Tools, 301 SR 104, OSWEGO, NEW YORK 13126
on — Damage to medical implants, n.e.c., affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized when his pacemaker was exposed to magnetic fields causing an irregular heartbeat.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
An employee was moving defective product into a large cardboard box when they tripped over a packaging strap and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a hip injury.
An employee was helping a customer load a tool box into the back of the customer's pick-up truck. After loading the truck, he fell from the truck and landed on the ground, fracturing his right ankle. He was hospitalized.
An employee began to feel weak and experienced respiratory difficulty due to high humidity levels and mold inside the building, requiring hospitalization.
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An employee was involved in a physical altercation with two temporary employees. The employee was hospitalized with facial injuries and required surgery.
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