Fractures

Name: Fractures at Honeywell Fort Benning, GA
Start: 4/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043158 · 4/15/2016 · Honeywell Fort Benning, GA

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Tank
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Honeywell Fort Benning, GA
Location: Building 4203 Old Cussetta Road, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, 31905
NAICS: 811198
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a newly delivered military tank. The wind caught the hatch as it was being opened and caused the employee to fall approximately 11 feet from the top of the tank to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken rib and head lacerations.

Source

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