PFIZER INC.

Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — AUGUSTA, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PFIZER INC. in 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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