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Cornerstone Forming, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cornerstone Forming, LLC in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Cornerstone Forming, LLC Report ID 2023010520
Address 743 Spring St City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30501
Event Date January 17, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 238190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.30000, -83.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing stripping operations and was stripping the plywood frame off a beam using a crowbar and a hammer. The 21-foot aluminum beam fell onto him, hitting his hard hat and causing an injury to the left side of his neck. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 17, 2023, a worker at Cornerstone Forming, LLC in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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