MARIETTA, GEORGIA—
Baldwin Paving Company, Inc.
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Baldwin Paving Company, Inc., 1014 Kenmill Drive, MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30060 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was in a ditch assisting with setting a water pipe. A pipe attached to machinery with a chain struck the employee's leg when the equipment was moved. The employee suffered a fracture under the knee cap that required surgery.
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DACULA, GEORGIA—
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An employee was bent over laying down temporary tape to reopen the zone and was struck by a flatbed truck making a left turn. The injured employee sustained a broken leg.
AUSTELL, GEORGIA—
Baldwin Paving Company, Inc.
An employee was in a verbal altercation with a coworker. The site foreman intervened and the employee began walking away. As the employee was walking away, the coworker assaulted him from behind with a punch to the head. He lost consciousness and fell into hot asphalt that had been freshly poured nearby. He was hospitalized with burns to the left side of the face, the left shoulder, and left forearm.
NEWNAN, GEORGIA—
Baldwin Paving Company, Inc.
An employee was loading a crane onto a transport vehicle (low boy). The employee jumped down from the exit area of the crane and rolled his right ankle fracturing it.
ACWORTH, GEORGIA—
BALDWIN PAVING COMPANY, INC
An employee was helping a skid steer operator. The skid steer struck the employee, who suffered a broken right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
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