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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017056007 · 5/24/2017 · Dixie Converting Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dixie Converting Corporation
Location
889 Blandenburg Road, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30116
NAICS
322299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the floor positioning a roll of paper onto a wrapping station. A forklift came up behind the employee and lowered the roll of paper towards him when his left leg was caught between the wrapping table and the roll of paper resulting in a fractured fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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