Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bell Laboratories, Inc., 6551 North Towne Road, WINDSOR, WISCONSIN 53598
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was working at a thermoformer removing a pallet from between a roll tipper and a roll of plastic. The employee suffered a collapsed lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersSkids, pallets
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