MDR Construction, Inc.
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — IRWINTON, Georgia
| Employer | MDR Construction, Inc. |
| Address | 1789 US-441 N |
| City, State ZIP | IRWINTON, Georgia 31042 |
| Report ID | 2024109160 |
| Event Date | October 1, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) and leg(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Utility poles |
| Secondary Source | Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.68000, -83.08000 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were working to unload a power line pole from a pole trailer and place it on the pole rack on the digger derrick truck. The injured employee hooked up pole tongs that were attached to the boom rope of the digger derrick to one of the poles on the trailer. As the digger derrick picked up the pole, it slipped out of the tongs and landed on the leg/ankle of the injured employee resulting in a broken left leg and ankle.
Incident Summary
On October 1, 2024, a worker at MDR Construction, Inc. in IRWINTON, Georgia suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with utility poles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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