Arby Construction Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - CUMMING, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Arby Construction Company, Inc. in CUMMING, Georgia
Employer Arby Construction Company, Inc.
Address 967 Peachtree Parkway
City, State ZIP CUMMING, Georgia 30041
Report ID 2017109628
Event Date October 7, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 212321
GPS Coordinates 34.13000, -84.17000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a digger near a 14-foot hole to replace a steel concrete pole. He was exiting the back of the machine using the ladder when he fell into the hole, fracturing his L2 lumbar vertebra and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2017, a worker at Arby Construction Company, Inc. in CUMMING, Georgia suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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