Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack, 10548 Atlantic Blvd., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32225
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
Three employees were moving new tires from a stack onto a rack at the back of a store. The stack of tires fell on one of the employees and he fell backwards, striking his head on the floor. He suffered a head contusion and was hospitalized.
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