Blue Bird Corporation
Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode — Fractures — FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
| Employer | Blue Bird Corporation | Report ID | 2017109441 |
| Address | 402 Bluebird Blvd. | City, State ZIP | FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA 31030 |
| Event Date | October 1, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 485113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.55000, -83.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was coming out of a bus and saw something laying on the ground. He was stepping to the side to miss the object when he fell and twisted his ankle, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On October 1, 2017, a worker at Blue Bird Corporation in FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 33 severe injury reports involving "Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode injuries.
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