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Patterson Pump Company

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — TOCCOA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Patterson Pump Company in TOCCOA, GEORGIA
Employer Patterson Pump Company Report ID 2021064509
Address 2129 Ayersville Rd City, State ZIP TOCCOA, GEORGIA 30577
Event Date June 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333911 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.55000, -83.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder when he fell from the second rung of the ladder and hit his head on a parked lift truck. The employee suffered blurred vision, a headache, a bump on the back of his head, and a brain bleed that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2021, a worker at Patterson Pump Company in TOCCOA, GEORGIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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