Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cellofoam North America, Inc., 1917 Rockdale Industrial Blvd., CONYERS, GEORGIA 30012
on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
The injured employee was using a blower to clean the floor when a 192" tall block of expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam weighing 200 lbs. turned over and struck the employee as he walked by it. EPS foam blocks are moved from the block mold to the production floor by an operator using a tip method. The injured employee suffered a vertebra fracture.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableParts and materials, n.e.c.
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