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Southern Service, LLC

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures and dislocations — ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Service, LLC in ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Southern Service, LLC Report ID 20181010865
Address 601 Baptist Line Rd City, State ZIP ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA 35442
Event Date October 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Loaders, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.12000, -88.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding and repairing a grapple hook on a knuckle boom loader. The lift driver raised the grappler from the ground to reposition it so the employee could continue welding. The grappler then swung swiftly due to being attached to a come-a-long and struck the employee in the left ankle, fracturing and dislocating it. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2018, a worker at Southern Service, LLC in ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures and dislocations to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with loaders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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