Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Electronic Systems Inc., 600 East 50th Street North, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57104
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the ear(s).
Final narrative
The injured employee was cleaning the assembly bench workstation at the end of his shift. Another employee used an 8-inch metal scribe to stab the injured employee on the side of the head by the ear.
HospitalizedEar(s)Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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