Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Global Foundries, Inc., 400 Stone Break Road Ext., MALTA, NEW YORK 12020
on — Dislocations, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee's leg went through a part of the floor that was missing a floor tile and he sustained a dislocated shoulder while catching himself.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
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