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Roger Wood Foods, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Roger Wood Foods, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Employer Roger Wood Foods, Inc. Report ID 2021064740
Address 7 Alfred Street City, State ZIP SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31408
Event Date June 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Grates and drains in floor surface
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.09000, -81.14000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were moving a piece of heavy equipment when a wheel caught in a floor drain. The machine tipped over and struck an employee's leg fracturing their femur.

Incident Summary

On June 10, 2021, a worker at Roger Wood Foods, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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