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AAA Metal Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — DALTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AAA Metal Services, Inc. in DALTON, GEORGIA
Employer AAA Metal Services, Inc. Report ID 20181111619
Address 2305 Abutement Road City, State ZIP DALTON, GEORGIA 30721
Event Date November 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.72000, -84.95000

Incident Narrative

Employees were changing a gasket on a steam line, using a tubular welded scaffold with 28-inch aluminum work planks two sections high. An employee fell about 12 feet from the scaffold, making contact with the scaffold on the way down and suffering five broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a laceration to the forehead. A harness was being worn at the time of the incident, but had been unhooked.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2018, a worker at AAA Metal Services, Inc. in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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