COVINGTON, GEORGIA—
GENERAL MILLS
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Intracranial injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at GENERAL MILLS, 15200 INDUSTRIAL PARK BLVD., NE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30014 on — Intracranial injuries unspecified , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was changing the belt of a sorting machine. He was on his knees, changing the drive belt under the machine, when lost his balance and hit his head on the framework. He suffered an injury that caused numbness in both arms and hands and was hospitalized.
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