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Martin Brower, CO, LLC.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — THOMASTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Martin Brower, CO, LLC. in THOMASTON, GEORGIA
Employer Martin Brower, CO, LLC. Report ID 2017088370
Address 1099 Hwy 19 City, State ZIP THOMASTON, GEORGIA 30286
Event Date August 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 722513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.92000, -84.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee had loaded boxes of food items onto a truck lift gate and was lowering it when he fell approximately 4 feet off the gate to the ground. He suffered a hairline fracture to the left ear area and was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2017, a worker at Martin Brower, CO, LLC. in THOMASTON, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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