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SUPERIOR RIGGING & ERECTING CO.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SUPERIOR RIGGING & ERECTING CO. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer SUPERIOR RIGGING & ERECTING CO. Report ID 2020010464
Address 1033 Jefferson St City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318
Event Date January 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.77000, -84.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee became pinned by two I-beams while performing rigging operations, injuring the left leg above the left ankle.

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2020, a worker at SUPERIOR RIGGING & ERECTING CO. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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