Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THE HON COMPANY LLC, 907 WEST AVENUE, CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA 30125
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
At about 9:15 a.m. on August 15, 2019, three employees were removing a spindle used to feed steel coils into manufacturing equipment. The spindle was being lowered to the floor using straps and a bridge crane. When the spindle came to rest on the floor, the load shifted and the tension bar struck one of the employees on the lower legs, knocking him to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken right hip and a broken left ankle and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
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