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Fusion Fabrication and Maintenance, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — CORDELE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fusion Fabrication and Maintenance, Inc. in CORDELE, GEORGIA
Employer Fusion Fabrication and Maintenance, Inc. Report ID 2016054600
Address 1603 Drayton Rd. City, State ZIP CORDELE, GEORGIA 31010
Event Date May 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.98000, -83.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from an aerial lift to install purlins on a steel shed when the shed shifted and collapsed. The collapsing building struck the aerial lift, causing it to turn over. The employee hit the ground, breaking his hip.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2016, a worker at Fusion Fabrication and Maintenance, Inc. in CORDELE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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