Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Georgia Power Company, 205 Southfield Pkwy, FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30297
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
On October 13, 2022, at approximately 10:45 a.m., an employee was connecting two sections of a power pole when the pole struck the employee's left foot, resulting in a fractured toe and a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedToes(s), toenail(s)Utility and telephone poles
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