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Polar Beverages

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FITZGERALD, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Polar Beverages in FITZGERALD, GEORGIA
Employer Polar Beverages Report ID 2021108504
Address 255 Jacksonville Highway City, State ZIP FITZGERALD, GEORGIA 31750
Event Date October 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 312112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.71000, -83.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a portable ladder and working on a light fixture when he received an electric shock from a secondary power source. The employee fell to the ground and injured their back.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2021, a worker at Polar Beverages in FITZGERALD, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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