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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021317 · 2/9/2017 · Atlanta Gear Works

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 less than 6 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source
Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name
Atlanta Gear Works
Location
433 Hightower Pkwy, DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA, 30534
NAICS
333612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a 3-foot scaffold using a wrench to turn a tool on a machine when his wrench slipped. He slipped off the scaffold and hit the floor, breaking six ribs and suffering a contusion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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