Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Start: 11/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110686 · 11/15/2024 · Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source: Vehicle trailers, trailing units

Employer

Name: Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Location: 623 Riegelsville Milford Road, MILFORD, NEW JERSEY, 08848
NAICS: 322211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rearranging unit stacks inside a trailer. He stepped onto one unit (5.5 feet tall) to push the unit behind it. The employee fell between the two units onto the floor of the trailer, resulting in five broken ribs on the left side and a punctured left lung.

Source

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