Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC (Warrenton CNS)

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - WARRENTON, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC (Warrenton CNS) in WARRENTON, Georgia
Employer Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC (Warrenton CNS)
Address 331 Thomson Highway
City, State ZIP WARRENTON, Georgia 30828
Report ID 2018088214
Event Date August 11, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321912
Inspection # 1340442
GPS Coordinates 33.40789, -82.64410

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when the employee stepped off the lift, slipped on the step, and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured left knee, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2018, a worker at Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC (Warrenton CNS) in WARRENTON, Georgia suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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