HIBERNIA ENTERPRISES, INC.

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HIBERNIA ENTERPRISES, INC. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer HIBERNIA ENTERPRISES, INC. Report ID 2023086970
Address 800 CHEROKEE AVE SE City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30315
Event Date August 1, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Skylights
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562910 Inspection # 1689557
GPS Coordinates 33.73000, -84.37000

Incident Narrative

On August 1, 2023, an employee was walking across a roof to get safety equipment when they slipped and fell through a skylight. The employee fell approximately five and a half feet onto a metal catwalk and then approximately 10 feet to the floor below, resulting in a shoulder injury and a laceration to the head. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2023, a worker at HIBERNIA ENTERPRISES, INC. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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