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GIW Minerals, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GIW Minerals, Inc. in GROVETOWN, GEORGIA
Employer GIW Minerals, Inc. Report ID 2020010186
Address 5000 Wrightsboro Road City, State ZIP GROVETOWN, GEORGIA 30813
Event Date January 7, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 486990 Inspection # 1456082
GPS Coordinates 33.45000, -82.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a part with an overhead crane when the part dislodged from the rigging system and moved toward the employee and fractured the employee's hip. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2020, a worker at GIW Minerals, Inc. in GROVETOWN, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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