Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mavis Discount Tire, 22 Russell Street, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10606
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting the arm of a tire machine to remove a tire. The arm had become stuck between the rim and the tire. When the arm released, it struck the employee in the face due to the existing hydraulic pressure.
HospitalizedFace, unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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