Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C.H.I. OVERHEAD DOORS, INC., 1485 Sunrise Dr., ARTHUR, ILLINOIS 61911
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving a garage door pan when it fell on his wrist. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to an artery in their right wrist.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Garage doors
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