Piedmont Mining LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WRENS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Piedmont Mining LLC | Report ID | 2023109813 |
| Address | 3241 Kings Mill Road | City, State ZIP | WRENS, GEORGIA 30833 |
| Event Date | October 24, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Graders, scrapers-construction | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.17000, -82.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning up after repairing a scraper pan. The controls for a truck's outrigger fell from the hook causing the outrigger to come out of the bumper region of the truck. The outrigger pinned the employee against the scraper. The employee sustained internal injuries to their right lower stomach area.
Incident Summary
On October 24, 2023, a worker at Piedmont Mining LLC in WRENS, GEORGIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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