Fractures

Name: Fractures at Southwire Company
Start: 11/18/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118718 · 11/18/2015 · Southwire Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords

Employer

Name: Southwire Company
Location: 1 Southwire Drive, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30119
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the printer on Machine # 0735-16 while the line was down and not running. He stepped over the wire (approximately 7 inches from the ground) with his left foot and as he attempted to bring his right foot over, his toe caught the wire and he fell forward fracturing the right ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown