Hitting, kicking, beating by other person n.e.c. · Intracranial injuries with skull fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mannington Mills, Inc., 1844 US Highway 41 SE, CALHOUN, GEORGIA 30703
on — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures, affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
On March 13, 2024, two employees got into an altercation where the injured employee received multiple punches to the head and was knocked unconscious. They were hospitalized with a cracked skull.
Hospitalized Brain Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker unspecified
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