LeSaint Logistics, LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — CONYERS, GEORGIA
| Employer | LeSaint Logistics, LLC | Report ID | 2020109468 |
| Address | 1940 Twin Creeks Parkway | City, State ZIP | CONYERS, GEORGIA 30013 |
| Event Date | October 5, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Secondary Source | Bags, sacks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 493110 | Inspection # | 1497255 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.64000, -83.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving super sacks onto racks. The employee was standing on the second level of a rack, approximately 12 feet high, to guide the straps of the super sack onto the forklift blades. The employee stepped onto a board to move closer to the super sack and the board broke. As the employee fell his head hit the racking before landing on a super sack below the racking. The employee was hospitalized for fractured neck vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On October 5, 2020, a worker at LeSaint Logistics, LLC in CONYERS, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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