Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS, LLC., 2700 SCIOTO PARKWAY, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43221
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple head locations.
Final narrative
Two employees were in a scissor lift removing a plumbing piece from the side of a building. The lift moved unexpectedly in reverse instead of down and the injured employee struck his head on a structural beam on the side of the building. He bounced back and struck his head on the rail of the scissor lift. The injured employee was hospitalized for head and face injuries.
HospitalizedMultiple head locationsGirders, beams, structural steel
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