Hitting, kicking, beating by other person n.e.c. · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Anchor Hocking, 594 N. Pierce Ave., LANCASTER, OHIO 43130
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was involved in a verbal altercation with another employee during a break that escalated into a physical assault. The injured employee was struck in the face and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for injuries to eye and head resulting in a brain bleed.
Hospitalized Brain Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker unspecified
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