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C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — TOCCOA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. in TOCCOA, GEORGIA
Employer C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. Report ID 2018076784
Address 2600 Rock Quarry Circle City, State ZIP TOCCOA, GEORGIA 30577
Event Date July 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Loaders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.55000, -83.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee's foot slipped off of the second step of a loader as he began to climb into the cab. He fell to the ground and fractured his left hip, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2018, a worker at C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. in TOCCOA, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with loaders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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