Frank Currie Gin Company

Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - ATMORE, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Frank Currie Gin Company in ATMORE, Alabama
Employer Frank Currie Gin Company
Address 43 Washington Avenue
City, State ZIP ATMORE, Alabama 36502
Report ID 2022054533
Event Date May 25, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 115111
GPS Coordinates 31.16000, -87.52000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was closing the side drop door of a railcar after loading it. The employee placed the lock on the door, but the lock would not go into place. He used a square tube to tug on the lock. While tugging, he fell forward and hit his face on the lock and sustained a broken left eye socket.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2022, a worker at Frank Currie Gin Company in ATMORE, Alabama suffered fractures to the eye(s). The incident was classified as fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c., with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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