Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ProVantage Corporate Solutions, 5200 Webster Road, SUMMERSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA 26651
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was holding the vertical support of a racking system while it was being anchored into the floor when the support fell, striking the employee in the head, back, and left leg.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Girders, beams, structural steel
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