Four Corners Gin Co., Inc.

Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — MEIGS, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Four Corners Gin Co., Inc. in MEIGS, Georgia
Employer Four Corners Gin Co., Inc.
Address 169 Midway Church Road
City, State ZIP MEIGS, Georgia 31765
Report ID 2022065285
Event Date June 17, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 115111
GPS Coordinates 31.04000, -84.07000

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Incident Narrative

In the seed warehouse, an employee was cleaning seed off a catwalk while in a man-basket connected to a forklift. The employee fell approximately 25 feet from the basket to the ground and sustained broken bones.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2022, a worker at Four Corners Gin Co., Inc. in MEIGS, Georgia suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 192 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet injuries.

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