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North Perimeter Contractors

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at North Perimeter Contractors in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer North Perimeter Contractors Report ID 2018088249
Address 270 Carpenter Dr. City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30328
Event Date August 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.91000, -84.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to secure a reinforcing steel cage into place when he was caught between the steel cage and a section of a temporary concrete barrier wall. He suffered a lacerated and fractured left index finger, broken right ankle, and hernia.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2018, a worker at North Perimeter Contractors in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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