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Kumho Tire Georgia

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MACON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kumho Tire Georgia in MACON, GEORGIA
Employer Kumho Tire Georgia Report ID 2023021115
Address 3051 Kumho Parkway City, State ZIP MACON, GEORGIA 31216
Event Date February 3, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423130 Inspection # 1650278
GPS Coordinates 32.74000, -83.64000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was using a crane to lift a wire spool that had been placed on a rack. The rod under the crane hook broke. The spool came down, and the back of the hook struck the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2023, a worker at Kumho Tire Georgia in MACON, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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