Adams Transfer & Storage Company, Inc

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Adams Transfer & Storage Company, Inc in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Adams Transfer & Storage Company, Inc Report ID 2022021450
Address 1750 Atlanta Hwy City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30504
Event Date February 15, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.26000, -83.84000

Incident Narrative

While driving a forklift, an employee sneezed and pushed the gas instead of the brakes and the forklift struck a pole. The employee sustained a head and neck injury.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2022, a worker at Adams Transfer & Storage Company, Inc in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and neck. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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