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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181212441 · 12/4/2018 · Southcon

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Southcon
Location
Southern Rivers EMC, BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30204
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was demonstrating a single-man rescue kit. It is a product that allows an employee to escape from a bucket truck if the truck becomes inoperable. The kit includes a rope and a descender. The employee was to hook onto the bucket and to his harness. While descending, he fell to the ground and sustained a broken right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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