Fractures

Name: Fractures at Cellofoam North America, Inc.
Start: 12/28/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171212271 · 12/28/2017 · Cellofoam North America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Parts and materials, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Cellofoam North America, Inc.
Location: 1917 Rockdale Industrial Blvd., CONYERS, GEORGIA, 30012
NAICS: 326140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was using a blower to clean the floor when a 192" tall block of expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam weighing 200 lbs. turned over and struck the employee as he walked by it. EPS foam blocks are moved from the block mold to the production floor by an operator using a tip method. The injured employee suffered a vertebra fracture.

Source

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