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Georgia Best Block

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — FAIRBURN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Best Block in FAIRBURN, GEORGIA
Employer Georgia Best Block Report ID 2019032648
Address 7685 Bishop Road City, State ZIP FAIRBURN, GEORGIA 30213
Event Date March 13, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327331 Inspection # 1386065
GPS Coordinates 33.54000, -84.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee lacerated and sustained multiple fractures to his left foot while clearing a jam on a block machine.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2019, a worker at Georgia Best Block in FAIRBURN, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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