Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Building Materials Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — EAST DUBLIN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Building Materials Company in EAST DUBLIN, GEORGIA
Employer Building Materials Company Report ID 2015052170
Address 591 Manning Drive City, State ZIP EAST DUBLIN, GEORGIA 31027
Event Date May 1, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Building materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 444190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.62000, -82.79000

Incident Narrative

A truck driver sustained several broken bones after either being struck by falling trusses during unloading or when diving under the truck to avoid being struck by the falling trusses.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2015, a worker at Building Materials Company in EAST DUBLIN, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with building materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,482 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for Building Materials Company.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
May 10, 2019 Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA Amputations Amp.
Mar 17, 2023 High Tech Electric NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Dec 6, 2018 American Well Service, Inc. CROSBY, NORTH DAKOTA Fractures Hosp.
Mar 21, 2020 Burkhalter Technologies, Inc. LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.
May 31, 2016 Wetherington Restoration and Remodeling PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Sep 10, 2016 Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC ENID, OKLAHOMA Fractures Hosp.
Jul 27, 2023 Howard Industries, Inc. LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI Fractures Hosp.
Aug 3, 2020 Growmark FS, LLC KENNEDY, NEW YORK Bruises, contusions Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports