S. Garrett and Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - DALLAS, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at S. Garrett and Company, Inc. in DALLAS, Georgia
Employer S. Garrett and Company, Inc.
Address 11479 Cartersville Hwy
City, State ZIP DALLAS, Georgia 30132
Report ID 2018010289
Event Date January 10, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
Inspection # 1289771
GPS Coordinates 33.92844, -84.84334

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Incident Narrative

An employee was installing soffit supports from a walkboard 13 feet above ground level when the employee fell to the ground, suffering shoulder, leg, rib, and back pain, as well as a cut on the head. Safety equipment was not hooked up at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2018, a worker at S. Garrett and Company, Inc. in DALLAS, Georgia suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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