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G - W Equipment, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — MIDWAY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at G - W Equipment, Inc. in MIDWAY, GEORGIA
Employer G - W Equipment, Inc. Report ID 20201010306
Address 111 Coleman Blvd. Suite A City, State ZIP MIDWAY, GEORGIA 31320
Event Date October 30, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.77000, -81.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a forklift when they were struck by the forklift's mast resulting in a fracture.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2020, a worker at G - W Equipment, Inc. in MIDWAY, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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