TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA—
HEXPOL Compounding PC, Inc.
Struck by object dropped by person · Fractures
Final narrative
Two employees were lifting a roll of steel poly bar (50 inches and approximately 150 pounds) from ground level to a height of 4 feet at the 66-inch rubber calendar. One employee dropped the roll, resulting in the poly bar contacting the injured employee's right knee. The employee was hospitalized with fractured right patella.
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