Southern Doors & Plywood Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — CONLEY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Doors & Plywood Inc. in 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.

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