White Hawk, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at White Hawk, Inc. in PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA
Employer White Hawk, Inc. Report ID 2025065665
Address 201 Walt Banks Road City, State ZIP PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA 30269
Event Date June 13, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries Body Part Multiple arm locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1835381
GPS Coordinates 33.41000, -84.56000

Incident Narrative

On June 13, 2025, an employee was installing perimeter angle on top of a steel beam. He welded a short piece in place and started installing the next longer piece. He butted the two pieces together, put a weld at the joint and started to move down the angle. As he was moving down the angle, he lost his footing, grabbed the angle, and it broke loose. He then fell backward off the beam and landed on a concrete slab 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his upper right arm and a dislocated right elbow.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2025, a worker at White Hawk, Inc. in PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the multiple arm locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with trusses, girders, beams structurally attached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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