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PROFESSIONAL LABOR SUPPORT, LLC

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PROFESSIONAL LABOR SUPPORT, LLC in SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA
Employer PROFESSIONAL LABOR SUPPORT, LLC Report ID 2015021127
Address 505 BAXTER PARKWAY City, State ZIP SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA 30025
Event Date February 4, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Ladders, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561310 Inspection # 1028647
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -83.69000

Incident Narrative

On February 4, 2015, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee working on an upper level of a new medical center construction at 505 Baxter Parkway in Social Circle, Georgia, descended a caged ladder to get something to eat. The employee fell an estimated 10 or 12 feet to a lower level, suffering a fractured L-1 vertebrae, and was airlifted to the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he was admitted and scheduled for surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2015, a worker at PROFESSIONAL LABOR SUPPORT, LLC in SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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