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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023042960 · 4/4/2023 · GEORGIA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Ladders-fixed
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
GEORGIA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATES, INC.
Location
420 Johnson St. SE, DAWSON, GEORGIA, 39842
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a hot water heater located in the attic of a new industrial building. The employee descended the attic on a fold-down ladder when he fell approximately 9 feet to the cement floor, resulting in a fractured L1 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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