Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-07 | Acworth | Ga | Trans Papa Logistics, Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a truck while exiting it. The employee landed on the ground and suffered hip strain and pelvic pain. | |||||
2020-09-21 | Acworth | Ga | Bentwater Golf Club Men's Golf Association, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
On September 21, 2020, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was driving a golf cart on the golf course when he lost control of the vehicle, jumped from the golf cart, and impacted the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right arm. | |||||
2020-05-11 | Acworth | Georgia | Coregistics | Leg(s) | Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a forklift when a bale of dry waste fell onto his leg, causing a compound fracture. | |||||
2020-02-17 | Acworth | Georgia | SOUTHEAST CONNECTIONS, LLC. | Leg(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was operating a walk-behind gasoline-powered tamper, trying to repair a low section of asphalt. While the employee was tampering the temporary asphalt, the fuel line connection broke from the fuel tank at the rubber grommet, discharging gasoline on his pants, which then ignited. He suffered second degree burns to both legs. | |||||
2019-06-05 | Acworth | Georgia | Gardner Metal Systems INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was notching materials on a vertical band saw and partially amputated his right index finger. | |||||
2018-08-13 | Acworth | Georgia | Oldcastle Infrastructure | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was attempting to deposit concrete mix into a cement mixer when the dispensary gate came down onto his right-hand fingers, catching and amputating his middle fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-07-05 | Acworth | Georgia | BALDWIN PAVING COMPANY, INC | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was helping a skid steer operator. The skid steer struck the employee, who suffered a broken right leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-27 | Acworth | Georgia | Inalfa Roof Systems, Inc. | Hand(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was working at a press when a slider pulled his left hand into the press. He suffered second and third degree burns. | |||||
2018-02-03 | Acworth | Georgia | Trussway Manufacturing, LLC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading wood into a saw when he was pinched between the arm of the live deck that loads the lumber and the saw transport, rupturing his lower intestine. | |||||
2017-08-15 | Acworth | Georgia | Chief Container Co., Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Ingestion of harmful substance |
An employee ingested Dimethyl Ethyl Amine and Rhodolian 675 (defoamer) after drinking from a cup that he believed contained soda. | |||||
2017-07-25 | Acworth | Georgia | U.S. Postal Service | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a customer's car while walking down the customer's driveway, fracturing her right ankle. | |||||
2017-01-15 | Acworth | Georgia | Publix | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was using a step ladder to clean a vent hood over the chicken fryer. He lost his balance and stepped onto the fryer removing the fryer lid. His right foot went into the hot oil resulting in burns to his foot and ankle. | |||||
2016-06-24 | Acworth | Georgia | Cobb International Fabricators | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee sustained a right index finger amputation while cleaning a machine. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
2016-01-18 | Acworth | Georgia | United Builder, LLC | Pelvis | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was moving a cart full of materials. The cart fell over onto the employee and fractured the left pelvis. | |||||
2015-11-10 | Acworth | Georgia | Ingles Markets | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was transporting a pot of hot water from the stove to a sink when she slipped and fell. She suffered burns to both feet and legs. |