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Cuts and abrasions or bruises

1 hospitalization · 2019077217 · 7/16/2019 · Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple head locations
Nature of injury
Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
Location
2797 Peterson Place, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS
423490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been performing regular packing duties. When he finished processing a cart of boxes, he went to the cooler to stack the boxes onto a storage cart inside the cooler. While transporting the boxes, he tripped over the corner of a pallet and struck his head on a stationary cart inside the cooler. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised head and a cut to the nose.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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