Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — WHITE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc. in WHITE, GEORGIA
Employer Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc. Report ID 20181213249
Address 21 Voestalpine Drive City, State ZIP WHITE, GEORGIA 30184
Event Date December 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 336390 Inspection # 1369347
GPS Coordinates 34.27000, -84.78000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was performing a parts inventory. Four parts-bins were being moved with a forklift by another employee. One of the bins collapsed and the load shifted. The upper bins fell, striking the injured employee and causing lacerations to the face requiring stitches, abrasions to the left side of the back, and fractures to the left scapula, one left rib, and the left clavicle.

Incident Summary

On December 28, 2018, a worker at Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc. in WHITE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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