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Southwire Company

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — CARROLLTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southwire Company in CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
Employer Southwire Company Report ID 20181212342
Address 1 Southwire Drive City, State ZIP CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30119
Event Date December 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Winders, unwinders
Industry (NAICS) 332618 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.56000, -85.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee had connected two pieces of large wire together to provide a continuous feed of wire into a plastic extruder. The feed wire comes into the process on large metal reels; the employee was taking up the slack using a reel pay-off machine. As the wire slack was taken up on the reel, the wire swept the employee off his feet. The employee landed on his left shoulder and the left side of his head. He was hospitalized, suffering a subarachnoid and subdural hematoma as well as a shoulder injury.

Incident Summary

On December 1, 2018, a worker at Southwire Company in CARROLLTON, GEORGIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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