Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Uline, Inc., 980 W. Bethel Road, COPPELL, TEXAS 75019
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was struck in the back by a falling bale of boxes.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBundles, bales
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