Habersham Plantation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Habersham Plantation in TOCCOA, GEORGIA
Employer Habersham Plantation Report ID 2023087502
Address 342 Collier Road City, State ZIP TOCCOA, GEORGIA 30577
Event Date August 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Strapping
Industry (NAICS) 442110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.55000, -83.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking from the breakroom back to her work area when she was struck in the head by the steel shackle of a ratchet strap from a contractor working on a machine installation. She sustained an injury to the left side of the head.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2023, a worker at Habersham Plantation in TOCCOA, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with strapping identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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