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Badger Infrastructure Solutions

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Fractures — COMMERCE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Badger Infrastructure Solutions in COMMERCE, GEORGIA
Employer Badger Infrastructure Solutions Report ID 2022064710
Address 1760 Steve Reynolds Industrial Pkwy City, State ZIP COMMERCE, GEORGIA 30529
Event Date June 1, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.22000, -83.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing excavations by placing wooden boards over holes when he fell into the 2-foot hole, landing on his right knee on the edge of the concrete slab on the opposite side of the hole. The employee suffered a fractured right patella and a laceration on his right knee.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2022, a worker at Badger Infrastructure Solutions in COMMERCE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.

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