Flextronics International USA, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MANCHESTER, Connecticut

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Flextronics International USA, Inc. in MANCHESTER, Connecticut
Employer Flextronics International USA, Inc.
Address 71 Utopia Road
City, State ZIP MANCHESTER, Connecticut 06042
Report ID 2021064871
Event Date June 15, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source of Injury Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 326199
GPS Coordinates 41.80157, -72.51057

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Incident Narrative

An employee was sweeping a floor. As she bent to clean under a machine, the broom handle jabbed her eye and injured it.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2021, a worker at Flextronics International USA, Inc. in MANCHESTER, Connecticut suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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