Georgia Exports Company, LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - SPRINGFIELD, Georgia
| Employer | Georgia Exports Company, LLC |
| Address | 1750 Highway 21 North |
| City, State ZIP | SPRINGFIELD, Georgia 31329 |
| Report ID | 2018043750 |
| Event Date | April 19, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Logs |
| Secondary Source | Loaders, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 |
| Inspection # | 1312433 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.34000, -81.28000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to load a container with logs. The logs are picked up with a knuckle boom loader and placed onto racks for temporary storage. The racks are then pushed into 40-foot containers with a front-end loader. Jockey trucks are used to position the containers at/in the loading area. The injured employee was standing in the loading area helping to load a container with logs when a 19-foot log from the knuckle boom loader fell onto the employee resulting in a broken facial bone, a broken femur and a cracked right hip joint.
Incident Summary
On April 19, 2018, a worker at Georgia Exports Company, LLC in SPRINGFIELD, Georgia suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with logs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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