Stings and venomous bites · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Barber's Chemicals, Inc., Porter Road, CLINTONVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16372
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the multiple head locations.
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to offload chemicals when they were stung by wasps. This caused the employee to lose consciousness and sustain a concussion and a broken nose. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple head locationsBees, hornets, wasps
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