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Pallets Acquisition LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — SHADY DALE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pallets Acquisition LLC in SHADY DALE, GEORGIA
Employer Pallets Acquisition LLC Report ID 2018033079
Address 128 Farrar St. City, State ZIP SHADY DALE, GEORGIA 31085
Event Date March 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.39000, -83.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a jammed piece of wood from a saw when the saw caught the wood, resulting in a fracture of the employee's forearm that required hospitalization and surgery. The saw was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On March 30, 2018, a worker at Pallets Acquisition LLC in SHADY DALE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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