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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018088625 · 8/21/2018 · Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source
Strapping

Employer

Name
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.
Location
7777 Kia Parkway, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, 31833
NAICS
336111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing an ergonomic push/pull meter evaluation while pulling a cart with meter straps when the straps broke away and he fell backwards, hitting the towing hitch of a tow-tugger. He suffered a fractured left leg and broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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