Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Greyhound Maintenance Garage, 710 Noth Delaware Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19123
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the jaw, chin.
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Final narrative
A mechanic was installing wheel studs when a tool popped out of place and hit him in the jaw, dislocating and breaking it.
HospitalizedJaw, chinHandtools-power not determined, unspecified
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