Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — ALBANY, GEORGIA
| Employer | Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC | Report ID | 2022032019 |
| Address | 3150 Sylvester Road | City, State ZIP | ALBANY, GEORGIA 31705 |
| Event Date | March 5, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Step ladders |
| Secondary Source | Step ladders | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.56000, -84.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had just finished a repair on a tilt hoist. He climbed a 9-foot A-frame ladder to ensure that a nut on the chain tensioner was tight. He then climbed down the ladder, which had been leaned against the frame of the tilt hoist. When he was at the second rung from the bottom, the ladder slid down. He did not fall from the ladder but struck his right hip on the ladder as it slid down, breaking it.
Incident Summary
On March 5, 2022, a worker at Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC in ALBANY, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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