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N.S. GILES FOUNDATIONS

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — GARDINER, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at N.S. GILES FOUNDATIONS in GARDINER, MAINE
Employer N.S. GILES FOUNDATIONS Report ID 2016087945
Address Gardiner Wastewater Treatment Plant, 8 Depot Street City, State ZIP GARDINER, MAINE 04345
Event Date August 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.21000, -69.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading plywood onto a pallet to be lifted out of a tank. Three sheets of plywood fell on the employee causing the employee to fall and fracture the left tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2016, a worker at N.S. GILES FOUNDATIONS in GARDINER, MAINE suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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