Southern Doors & Plywood Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — CONLEY, GEORGIA
| Employer | Southern Doors & Plywood Inc. | Report ID | 2019043846 |
| Address | 3686 Moreland Ave | City, State ZIP | CONLEY, GEORGIA 30288 |
| Event Date | April 15, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.64000, -84.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was holding up 18 27-by-83-inch pieces of glass while another employee was pulling a sheet of glass from the middle of the stack. The employee fell backwards between two pallets of wood doors. The force of the fall shattered half the glass. The employee suffered two broken tibias, a broken left ring finger, and a laceration on the right thigh.
Incident Summary
On April 15, 2019, a worker at Southern Doors & Plywood Inc. in CONLEY, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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