Primex Plastics Corporation
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - OAKWOOD, Georgia
| Employer | Primex Plastics Corporation |
| Address | 3435 Old Oakwood Road |
| City, State ZIP | OAKWOOD, Georgia 30566 |
| Report ID | 2025077010 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Rib(s), oblique area |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Secondary Source | Vehicle and machine cabin parts n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326112 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.24278, -83.86777 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using straps to secure a load inside a transport trailer. The employee was standing on a stack of finished goods that was three pallets high. Each pallet was 16 inches high. He was walking from the stack of three pallets onto a stack of two pallets when he lost his balance and fell onto another stack of finished goods (that was two pallets high) and then landed on the floor of the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2025, a worker at Primex Plastics Corporation in OAKWOOD, Georgia suffered fractures to the rib(s), oblique area. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 699 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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