PFIZER INC.
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — AUGUSTA, Georgia
| Employer | PFIZER INC. |
| Address | 1501 AVIATION WAY |
| City, State ZIP | AUGUSTA, Georgia 30906 |
| Report ID | 2019021554 |
| Event Date | February 11, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325412 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.37214, -81.97436 |
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Incident Narrative
On February 11, 2019, at approximately 11:29 a.m. a flight attendant was walking from an aircraft to the fixed-base operator's building when she walked into a static wick on the wing of a Cessna airplane. The employee sustained a laceration next to the left eye resulting in five stitches and hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On February 11, 2019, a worker at PFIZER INC. in AUGUSTA, Georgia suffered cuts, lacerations to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c., with airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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