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 KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS, INC., 600 Hartman Industrial Court, AUSTELL, GEORGIA 30168
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
On July 31, 2023, an employee was getting up from his desk, when he tripped over a garbage can and fell to the floor. The employee sustained an injury to his shoulder that required surgery and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Floor, n.e.c.
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