GFMCO LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — CORDELE, GEORGIA
| Employer | GFMCO LLC | Report ID | 2025032570 |
| Address | 402 George Matthews Drive | City, State ZIP | CORDELE, GEORGIA 31015 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.91000, -83.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing a seal on a core machine. They were standing on the side of the machine while tightening a bolt when they fell approximately 5 feet, striking their back on a steel bar and suffering fractured ribs and a fractured back.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2025, a worker at GFMCO LLC in CORDELE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 557 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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