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Gilman Building Products, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DUDLEY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gilman Building Products, LLC in DUDLEY, GEORGIA
Employer Gilman Building Products, LLC Report ID 2017054789
Address 3780 US Highway 80 W City, State ZIP DUDLEY, GEORGIA 31022
Event Date May 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.54000, -83.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sorting wooden boards on a finish line when a board weighing approximately 30 pounds fell on the employee's head. The employee suffered partial paralysis of the hands and feet and was hospitalized. The employee was wearing a hard hat at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2017, a worker at Gilman Building Products, LLC in DUDLEY, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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