Gordon Food Service Douglasville Distribution Center
Other fall to lower level unspecified — Fractures — FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
| Employer | Gordon Food Service Douglasville Distribution Center | Report ID | 2025032609 |
| Address | 407 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive | City, State ZIP | FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA 31030 |
| Event Date | March 19, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Trunk and other upper extremities |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Source of Injury | Trucks unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424490 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.54000, -83.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading frozen food product from a freezer truck. They slipped on the ramp from the trailer and fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured right wrist and C7 vertebra.
Incident Summary
On March 19, 2025, a worker at Gordon Food Service Douglasville Distribution Center in FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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