Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing protective services · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C. Anderson & Associates, LLC, DOC, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA 31750
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Neck and back.
Final narrative
The injured employee was helping to detain an inmate. A security guard slammed the inmate on top of the injured employee. The employee sustained a back/neck injury.
Hospitalized Neck and back Co-worker, supervisor current
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