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Carnes Frames, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Carnes Frames, Inc. in GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Carnes Frames, Inc. Report ID 20181112335
Address 1194 HWY 145 City, State ZIP GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI 38849
Event Date November 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary Source Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1373071
GPS Coordinates 34.46000, -88.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee opened a trailer's doors to dump a load of scrap material, then fell through an opening in a railing into an open wood pit. The employee suffered neck fractures, as well as a head laceration (from scrap wood in the pit) that required stitches.

Incident Summary

On November 20, 2018, a worker at Carnes Frames, Inc. in GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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