Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Rack Installers, Inc., 1275 Medline Place, MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA 30253
on — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was helping to set the pick on the anchors. The approximately 15-foot rail fell and hit the employee. The employee sustained an injury to the legs or spine, and a fractured foot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Rails-unattached metal
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