NORMAN PARK GIN & WAREHOUSE, INC.

Entangled in other object or equipment - Fractures - NORMAN PARK, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at NORMAN PARK GIN & WAREHOUSE, INC. in NORMAN PARK, Georgia
Employer NORMAN PARK GIN & WAREHOUSE, INC.
Address 154 Cotton Ave.
City, State ZIP NORMAN PARK, Georgia 31771
Report ID 2015107693
Event Date October 15, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment
Source of Injury Machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting
Industry (NAICS) 115111
GPS Coordinates 31.26912, -83.68475

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Incident Narrative

An employee's arm got tangled in tarp as he tried to keep it tightly rolled in the tarp equipment's roller. Both bones in his left forearm were fractured.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2015, a worker at NORMAN PARK GIN & WAREHOUSE, INC. in NORMAN PARK, Georgia suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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