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SONOCO Recycling

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures and dislocations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SONOCO Recycling in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer SONOCO Recycling Report ID 2015086231
Address 54 McDonough Blvd City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30315
Event Date August 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Hip(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.72000, -84.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a flat bed truck and pulled over to adjust and secure the load (bales of film). The bales of film rolled on top of the employee breaking his femur and dislocated his hip.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2015, a worker at SONOCO Recycling in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered fractures and dislocations to the hip(s) and leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.

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