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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023065601 · 6/23/2023 · Solmax

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Solmax
Location
365 S holland Dr, PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA, 30567
NAICS
313230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a baler machine. The door of the baler machine was stuck and the employee was using a steel pipe to tap it to get it to release. The employee was standing in front of the pipe when the door opened and hit the pipe, causing the pipe to strike the employee's head. The employee sustained a skull fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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