Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 705 North Main Street, NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13212
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading flowers into a funeral home vehicle when they tripped and fell, striking their face on the retaining wall of a flower bed. The employee sustained a facial injury and lost an eye.
HospitalizedLoss of eyeEye(s)Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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