Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FieldCore Service Solutions, LLC, 585 Jarrett Road, NICHOLSON, GEORGIA 30565
on — Fractures, affecting the face, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a hand powered hydraulic jack to re-assemble an internal part of a piece of equipment. The employee was struck in the head by the jack and sustained facial fractures around the eye area and lacerations.
HospitalizedFace, unspecifiedJacks
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