Southeast Wholesale Door, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - ELLENWOOD, Georgia
| Employer | Southeast Wholesale Door, Inc. |
| Address | 5290 Hwy. 42 |
| City, State ZIP | ELLENWOOD, Georgia 30294 |
| Report ID | 2017077246 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332321 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61067, -84.30408 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was on a loading dock attempting to open the back door of a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer pulled away from the loading dock and the employee fell off the loading dock. The employee sustained right leg fractures to the femur and fibula, as well as a broken tibia and clavicle.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2017, a worker at Southeast Wholesale Door, Inc. in ELLENWOOD, Georgia suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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