Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Beverage Corporation, One Daily Way, VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA 15147
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the forehead.
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Final narrative
An employee was hand stacking cases when he tripped and fell forward, hitting his head on a lab station desk. He was hospitalized with a forehead contusion.
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