American Peanut Growers Group, LLC
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - DONALSONVILLE, Georgia
| Employer | American Peanut Growers Group, LLC |
| Address | 5212 Hwy 39 |
| City, State ZIP | DONALSONVILLE, Georgia 39845 |
| Report ID | 2017098456 |
| Event Date | September 1, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Bags, sacks |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493130 |
| Inspection # | 1263233 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.05000, -84.89000 |
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Incident Narrative
While employees were loading a shipping container with 2,200-pound tote bags of peanuts, an employee walked into the container to place a slip sheet on the floor. Before the employee exited the container, a forklift operator drove a forklift with a loaded tote bag into the container. The forklift set the tote bag down on the employee's leg, fracturing the leg, ankle, and toes. The employee was hospitalized overnight.
Incident Summary
On September 1, 2017, a worker at American Peanut Growers Group, LLC in DONALSONVILLE, Georgia suffered fractures to the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with bags, sacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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