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WARE INDUSTRIES

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — GRIFFIN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WARE INDUSTRIES in GRIFFIN, GEORGIA
Employer WARE INDUSTRIES Report ID 2018099594
Address 400 METUCHEN RD. City, State ZIP GRIFFIN, GEORGIA 30223
Event Date September 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.54000, -74.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a chain around a steel coil to pick it up with a crane when the steel coil slipped and rolled out onto the employee's right foot, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2018, a worker at WARE INDUSTRIES in GRIFFIN, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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