Polycor Inc
Struck by falling object unspecified — Fractures — TATE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Polycor Inc | Report ID | 2024109335 |
| Address | 200 Marble Lane | City, State ZIP | TATE, GEORGIA 30177 |
| Event Date | October 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Trunk and other lower extremities |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object unspecified | Source of Injury | Plates, slabs concrete and stone |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327991 | Inspection # | 1782122 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.40000, -84.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to move stone slabs in the saw shed. They went to bend down and pick up a piece of wood off the floor and a slab fell over onto them. The employee sustained a fractured right leg, fractures to vertebrae, a laceration to the forehead, and a fractured pelvis.
Incident Summary
On October 7, 2024, a worker at Polycor Inc in TATE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the trunk and other lower extremities. The incident was classified as struck by falling object unspecified, with plates, slabs concrete and stone identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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