Fractures

Name: Fractures at GEORGIA POWER
Start: 6/28/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018066443 · 6/28/2018 · GEORGIA POWER

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: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: GEORGIA POWER
Location: 4159 Church St., CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, 30021
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 6/27/2018, at approximately 4:30 a.m., an employee was cutting a tree off a power line when a limb popped back and struck his side. He suffered fractured ribs and a chest contusion, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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