Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alle Processing Corporation, 56-20 59th Street, MASPETH, NEW YORK 11378
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped on a machine base and fell to the ground, suffering an eye injury.
HospitalizedEye(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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