Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Penske Collision Repair, 8021 Northeast Interstate 410 Loop, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78219
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was testing the tension on a cable for a truck's rear door. The door became difficult to lift. As the employee pushed upward, the door slid down the track and landed on his right big toe. He was hospitalized for a laceration that required surgery.
Hospitalized Toes(s), toenail(s) Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo
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