OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI—
View Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at View Inc., 12380 Kirk Road, OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI 38654 on — Amputations, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was dismounting a conveyor after flagging a sensor. Upon dismounting, her left arm was pulled into the equipment, resulting in an amputation.
More severe injuries at View Inc.
OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI—
View, Inc.
An employee was unpacking a crate of pre-purchased glass sheets. While unpacking the crate, the weight of the glass shifted and the glass fell forward out of the crate and onto the employee's left leg resulting in a fractured fibula and tibia that required surgery.
OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI—
View, Inc.
An employee was walking to inspect an electrical supply issue and slipped and fell on the wet sidewalk, resulting in fractured vertebrae.
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