Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Collins Aerospace, 101 Waco Street, TROY, OHIO 45373
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee tripped over the airline of a burr gun and fell into a torque plate machining cell. The employee suffered lacerations to the head that required stitches and fractures to the right kneecap, multiple ribs, and the T12 vertebra. The employee also sustained facial bruising.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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