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Turner County Stockyards, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — ASHBURN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Turner County Stockyards, Inc. in ASHBURN, GEORGIA
Employer Turner County Stockyards, Inc. Report ID 2016031832
Address 1315 Highway 41 South City, State ZIP ASHBURN, GEORGIA 31714
Event Date March 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Skylights
Industry (NAICS) 112112 Inspection # 1131599
GPS Coordinates 31.69000, -83.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking across the roof of a barn carrying a piece of guttering when he stepped backwards onto a skylight. He fell through the skylight into the barn from a height of about 15 feet and landed on metal cattle pens and the concrete floor. The employee suffered broken ribs, a liver laceration, a fractured eye-socket bone, and an arm laceration.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2016, a worker at Turner County Stockyards, Inc. in ASHBURN, GEORGIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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