Amazon.com, Inc.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - HAMBURG, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Amazon.com, Inc. in HAMBURG, Pennsylvania
Employer Amazon.com, Inc.
Address 3563 Mountain Road
City, State ZIP HAMBURG, Pennsylvania 19526
Report ID 2023109739
Event Date October 23, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Jaw, chin
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 454110
GPS Coordinates 40.57557, -75.95790

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Incident Narrative

During a break, three employee were engaged in a physical altercation. One employee was hospitalized for a jaw injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2023, a worker at Amazon.com, Inc. in HAMBURG, Pennsylvania suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the jaw, chin. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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