Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Brasfield & Gorrie
Start: 10/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109927 · 10/21/2016 · Brasfield & Gorrie

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Brasfield & Gorrie
Location: 33 11th Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30309
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was flagging to help a tractor-trailer driver park when a gust of wind sent a temporary job fence in the air. The fence struck the employee who sustained neck and back compressions and a fractured sternum.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown