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.
Address 1033 Jefferson St
City, State ZIP ATLANTA, Georgia 30318
Report ID 2020010464
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
GPS Coordinates 33.77000, -84.42000

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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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