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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019077313 · 7/18/2019 · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple face locations
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Location
13800 Veterans Way, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32827
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in a baler, attempting to unjam cardboard from a hook. When the cardboard came free, the hook struck the employee in the left side of the head and face. The employee suffered a fractured left jaw and left orbit, as well as a cut under the left eye that required stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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