Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C&W Services, 3660 Highway 411, WHITE, GEORGIA 30184
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was checking a component under a conveyor when a section of the conveyor system came down and struck him.
AmputationNonclassifiableMachine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
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An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
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