Foundation Building Materials, LLC

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely - Fractures - OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Foundation Building Materials, LLC in OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi
Employer Foundation Building Materials, LLC
Address 887 Hwy 305 S
City, State ZIP OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi 38654
Report ID 2018088573
Event Date August 20, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 444190
GPS Coordinates 34.87000, -89.83000

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Incident Narrative

An employee had finished loading drywall from a truck onto two carts at a construction site when one of the carts started to roll and struck the employee, breaking his right leg.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2018, a worker at Foundation Building Materials, LLC in OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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