GIW INDUSTRIES, INC.

Struck by discharged object or substance - Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures - GROVETOWN, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at GIW INDUSTRIES, INC. in GROVETOWN, Georgia
Employer GIW INDUSTRIES, INC.
Address 5000 WRIGHTSBORO ROAD
City, State ZIP GROVETOWN, Georgia 30813
Report ID 2025010770
Event Date January 24, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
Body Part Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance
Source of Injury Pressurized water blast
Secondary Source Pressure washers
Industry (NAICS) 333911
GPS Coordinates 33.46625, -82.23205

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Incident Narrative

An employee was pressure washing a suspended part when the part started spinning. The employee manually stopped the part from spinning when his hand was caught in the pressurized water blast. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2025, a worker at GIW INDUSTRIES, INC. in GROVETOWN, Georgia suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with pressurized water blast identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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