Production Resource Group
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts and abrasions or bruises — ATLANTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Production Resource Group | Report ID | 2017098816 |
| Address | Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. | City, State ZIP | ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30313 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.75000, -84.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees used a box to hold up a decorative wooden box surrounding a vertical truss. As the injured employee pulled the cable out from inside the truss, the box holding up the decorative box slipped, causing the decorative box to fall onto the victim's left hand. The employee suffered lacerations, a contusion and possible fracture to the left hand.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2017, a worker at Production Resource Group in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered cuts and abrasions or bruises to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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