Trident Seafoods Corporation
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Trident Seafoods Corporation | Report ID | 2018089029 |
| Address | 100 Jerry Dowd Drive | City, State ZIP | CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30117 |
| Event Date | August 31, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311712 | Inspection # | 1345262 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61000, -85.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee used a forklift to pull a pallet from a stack. He got off the forklift and the boxes from the pallet fell on him, fracturing his ankle.
Incident Summary
On August 31, 2018, a worker at Trident Seafoods Corporation in CARROLLTON, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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