Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated in ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated Report ID 2016098865
Address 1100 Hwy 431 North City, State ZIP ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA 36310
Event Date September 19, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary Source Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321114 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.61000, -85.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading wood onto a stack when lumber fell off the stack and struck his right leg, fracturing his femur.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2016, a worker at Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated in ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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