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GENERAL SHALE

Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — FORT VALLEY, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GENERAL SHALE in FORT VALLEY, Georgia
Employer GENERAL SHALE
Address 6054 ZENITH MILL RD
City, State ZIP FORT VALLEY, Georgia 31030
Report ID 20171110833
Event Date November 10, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327331
GPS Coordinates 32.60000, -83.96000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was directing a forklift operator in placing a motor. The forklift operator was moving the motor into position and the employee was rotating the motor to align the bolt holes when the lifting eye backed out of the motor. The motor shifted and fell, and the employee jumped a guardrail to get away from the falling motor. The guard rail was 42" affixed to a platform that was 25" off the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured tibia below the knee upon contact with the floor, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2017, a worker at GENERAL SHALE in FORT VALLEY, Georgia suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other jump to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 80 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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