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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171110833 · 11/10/2017 · GENERAL SHALE

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name
GENERAL SHALE
Location
6054 ZENITH MILL RD, FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, 31030
NAICS
327331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was directing a forklift operator in placing a motor. The forklift operator was moving the motor into position and the employee was rotating the motor to align the bolt holes when the lifting eye backed out of the motor. The motor shifted and fell, and the employee jumped a guardrail to get away from the falling motor. The guard rail was 42" affixed to a platform that was 25" off the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured tibia below the knee upon contact with the floor, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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