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BMC EAST, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BMC EAST, LLC in DULUTH, GEORGIA
Employer BMC EAST, LLC Report ID 20171110528
Address 1695 BUFORD HWY City, State ZIP DULUTH, GEORGIA 30097
Event Date November 1, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck and back
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 423390 Inspection # 1275694
GPS Coordinates 34.02000, -84.10000

Incident Narrative

On November 01, 2017, at approximately 3:45 p.m., an employee was helping to unload materials at a receiving dock. The employee was next to a pallet of columns measuring approximately 10 feet long and approximately 6 feet high. A forklift operator was on the opposite side of the columns and manipulating them when the pallet and columns tipped over, causing the employee to fall between the trailer and a guard system. He hit the concrete approximately 4 feet below, fracturing his neck and back.

Incident Summary

On November 1, 2017, a worker at BMC EAST, LLC in DULUTH, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the neck and back. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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