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Fractures and dislocations

1 hospitalization · 2015086231 · 8/28/2015 · SONOCO Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip(s) and leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
SONOCO Recycling
Location
54 McDonough Blvd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30315
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a flat bed truck and pulled over to adjust and secure the load (bales of film). The bales of film rolled on top of the employee breaking his femur and dislocated his hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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