Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Campers Inn RV of Acworth, 5961 Woodstock Road, ACWORTH, GEORGIA 30102
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on the camper that was in his bay when he slipped and fell, resulting in an ankle fracture. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 441210)
An employee was stepping over a wooden 2-by-4. The wood caught the employee's foot and the employee fell to the ground, landing on their right leg and hip. The employee's femur was broken at the hip joint.
An employee was working on an RV awning. A lock pin sheared and caused the awning to collapse. It caught the employee's hand, causing a laceration and a broken finger.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.