Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Intigral, Inc., 480 California Road, QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18951
on — Fractures, affecting the jaw, chin.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the floor behind the cutter machine at the end of their shift and were struck in the head by the cutter. The employee then fell and hit their head on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured jaw.
HospitalizedJaw, chinMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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