Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gilman Building Products, LLC, 3780 US Highway 80 W, DUDLEY, GEORGIA 31022
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was sorting wooden boards on a finish line when a board weighing approximately 30 pounds fell on the employee's head. The employee suffered partial paralysis of the hands and feet and was hospitalized. The employee was wearing a hard hat at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedDimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
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