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THE HON COMPANY LLC

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at THE HON COMPANY LLC in CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA
Employer THE HON COMPANY LLC Report ID 2019088363
Address 907 WEST AVENUE City, State ZIP CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA 30125
Event Date August 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
Industry (NAICS) 337214 Inspection # 1425018
GPS Coordinates 34.01000, -85.26000

Incident Narrative

At about 9:15 a.m. on August 15, 2019, three employees were removing a spindle used to feed steel coils into manufacturing equipment. The spindle was being lowered to the floor using straps and a bridge crane. When the spindle came to rest on the floor, the load shifted and the tension bar struck one of the employees on the lower legs, knocking him to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken right hip and a broken left ankle and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2019, a worker at THE HON COMPANY LLC in CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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