Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., 63331 Old Military Road, PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA 70452
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple face locations.
Final narrative
An employee was working in a warehouse. A forklift pushed materials off pallets and they struck the employee, who suffered fractures to the jaw, a broken nose, and knocked-out teeth.
HospitalizedMultiple face locationsNonclassifiable
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