MACON, GEORGIA—
Kumho Tire Georgia
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kumho Tire Georgia, 3051 Kumho Parkway, MACON, GEORGIA 31216 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
A temporary employee was using a crane to lift a wire spool that had been placed on a rack. The rod under the crane hook broke. The spool came down, and the back of the hook struck the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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