# Fractures at GEORGIA POWER
> OSHA SIR `2018066443` · 6/28/2018 · CLARKSTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Limbs, branches-unattached
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** GEORGIA POWER
- **Location:** 4159 Church St., CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, 30021
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 6/27/2018, at approximately 4:30 a.m., an employee was cutting a tree off a power line when a limb popped back and struck his side. He suffered fractured ribs and a chest contusion, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*