Buffalo Rock Company

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Buffalo Rock Company in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
Employer Buffalo Rock Company Report ID 2020054192
Address 4356 Allied Drive City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31906
Event Date May 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Sand, gravel
Industry (NAICS) 312111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.43000, -84.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped in loose gravel while walking across a parking lot. The employee fell, suffering a broken hip and a twisted ankle.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2020, a worker at Buffalo Rock Company in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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