Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., 12105 Omniplex Ct., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45240
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had been cleaning a car and was found on the ground bleeding from a cut on the head. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedNonclassifiable
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