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JMA Placement, Inc.

Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode — Fractures — SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JMA Placement, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Employer JMA Placement, Inc. Report ID 20191011325
Address 760 King George Boulevard, J.B. Hunt City, State ZIP SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31419
Event Date October 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.99000, -81.21000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee had his right foot on the brake of a hand truck and was in the process of leaning the hand truck back toward himself when one of the boxes on the hand truck shifted. The result of this action altered the distribution of the load and exerted pressure onto the employee's right leg. He sustained fractures to his right tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On October 29, 2019, a worker at JMA Placement, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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