Struck by falling object unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Star Snacks Co., LLC, 105 HARBOR DR, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07305
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was mopping a floor. When he went to move a portable spice spreader, it fell on him and lacerated an area behind his right knee. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Hospitalized Knee(s) Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
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