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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Cuts and abrasions or bruises — NORCROSS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc in NORCROSS, GEORGIA
Employer Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Report ID 2019077217
Address 2797 Peterson Place City, State ZIP NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
Event Date July 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts and abrasions or bruises Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 423490 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.93000, -84.22000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2019, a worker at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc in NORCROSS, GEORGIA suffered cuts and abrasions or bruises to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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