DE SOTO, GEORGIA—
Irby Construction Company
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Irby Construction Company, 760 Dan Green Rd., DE SOTO, GEORGIA 31743 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee slipped and fell off the back of a flat bed truck. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
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