Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, 1172 W. Main St., LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75067
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was performing an oil change when he slipped and fell to the floor, hitting the back of his head. He suffered a concussion.
HospitalizedBrainFloor, unspecified
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