Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Dalton	Ga	ANCI, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on the fabric rolling machine located at the slitter station. He attempted to remove a wrinkle in the fabric roll he was making and his arm was pulled into the machine between the fabric roll being made and the press roller, resulting in friction burns.
2021-11-01	Dalton	Ga	Marketing Alliance Group, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was applying aluminum caps to the corners of cardboard material using a riveting machine. The employee went to grab a cap that had popped off a corner when the foot pedal was activated and the employee's left index finger was crushed by the riveting machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. A guard was in place at the time.
2021-10-29	Alton	Il	ALTON STEEL, INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A falling chunk of scrap metal struck an employee on the foot, breaking bones.
2021-10-02	Walton	Ny	GARELICK FARMS	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped while entering a delivery truck, fell, and hit his head on the pavement.
2021-09-18	Dalton	Ga	Engineered Floors, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On September 18, 2021, at approximately 11:08 PM, a maintenance employee was repairing a heatset tunnel exit roller. The rubberized coating on the exit roller ruptured, blowing pressurized steam and hot water onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with second and third degree burns to the left arm, abdomen, and back.
2021-09-14	Dalton	Ga	Greif Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to remove a tool from a machine when his right thumb was caught in the sprocket of the shaft of the machine resulting in an amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-08-26	Dalton	Ga	Mohawk Imdustrires	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning the air cylinder in a tearing machine and amputated their left middle finger.
2021-08-24	Dalton	Ga	Sheroki - North America	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was verifying that the extrusion was feeding correctly when the glove on their left hand was pulled into the extrusion rollers resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.
2021-08-10	East Alton	Il	Olin Winchester, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was grabbing a cartridge that had fallen when punches in an ejection cartridge capper came down. The employee's right little finger was amputated.
2021-08-04	Dalton	Ga	MFG Chemical, LLC	Heel(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was passing though an area where a drum washout was occurring. Hot water splashed onto the employee, burning his left heel.
2021-07-13	East Alton	Il	Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A tractor trailer driver climbed into the driver's seat of their truck, set down their lunch box and hat, and started to get back out of the truck to get some gloves. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a compound fracture to the wrist that required surgery.
2021-06-21	Dalton	Ga	Engineered Floors, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Trip on uneven surface without fall
An employee was looking for defects in a carpet while standing on the floor between a catwalk and the exit roller of a tufting machine. He stepped backward and tripped on the edge of the catwalk, grabbing onto the exit roller of the machine with his left hand in order to catch himself. While doing so, his left index finger went into the keyway hole on the rotating exit roller, which caused his left index finger to be lacerated.
2021-05-20	Dalton	Ga	United Weavers of America, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was retrieving carpet rolls from a shelf located about nine feet above the ground while standing on a platform that was raised on the forks of a forklift in order to reach the shelf. Two of the platform brackets broke off causing the platform to tilt to one side. The employee lost balance and fell onto the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured left leg and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-10	Walton	Wv	RSG Landscaping & Lawn Care, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee had been operating a string trimmer. The employee tripped and fell on the ground and sustained a broken lower leg.
2021-04-27	Fort Walton Beach	Fl	Meraki Installers, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell off a roof, landing on the rocky, landscaped ground 14 feet below. He suffered four broken ribs on the left side and a fractured L2 vertebra.
2021-04-26	Dalton	Ga	Gladwin Services Inc.	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working on a heavy-duty truck when the cab of the truck fell on the employee's left hand, resulting in a laceration to their left wrist and palm.
2021-04-23	Dalton	Ga	Bear Paper Tube	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting cardboard tubing with a miter saw and suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
2021-04-19	Dalton	Ga	Maven Group LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a circular saw to cut wooden stakes when the saw hit a knot in the wood and kicked back in the direction of the employee. The employee sustained an amputation to his left pinky finger and lacerations to his palm and pointer finger.
2021-03-13	Dalton	Ga	Signal Machine	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a large industrial grinder because it was stuck. The grinder's blades became free, striking the employee's right hand and lacerating four fingers. The ring finger was amputated.
2021-02-21	Dalton	Ga	Shaw Industries Group, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a tufting machine when their left arm was caught between the yard feed rollers and fractured.
2021-02-05	Dalton	Ga	Synthetic Turf Resources	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to straighten the synthetic turf when the turf cutting knife engaged and amputated their right ring and pinky fingers.
2021-01-11	Dalton	Ga	Novalis US, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning lacquer from rollers. The employee's hand was caught between two rollers, causing a degloving.
2020-10-15	Dalton	Ga	Engineered Floors	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee and a co-worker had just finished removing a cover from a roll of carpet when the injured employee's right foot and ankle were run over by a forklift. The employee's foot was fractured.
2020-10-15	East Alton	Il	Wieland Rolled Products North America LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attempting to realign a floor plate in the metal transfer run when a coil of brass product fell off the buggy, pinning the employee's lower leg. The employee sustained a fractured lower leg and wrist and a laceration on the back of the lower leg.
2020-10-13	Walton Hills	Oh	NPK Construction Equipment Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was placing a steel plate back into a rack using a 10-ton overhead crane and a plate clamp. The plate fell, hitting the employee's left foot and amputating the big toe as well as part of the second toe.
2020-10-06	Dalton	Ga	Columbia Recycling Corporation	Knee(s)	Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode
An employee stepped out of his truck at a public landfill, heard his knee pop, and fell. The employee sustained a separated left kneecap, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-09-25	North Royalton	Oh	CENTIMARK CORPORATION	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was tilting a floor grinder back when the handle released, causing the employee to fall to the floor and break his hip.
2020-09-21	Walton	Ny	McDowell & Walker, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was dumping lime in a field when a hydraulic line broke in his tractor trailer causing the truck to tip over. The employee was hospitalized with three cracked vertebrae and a bruised lung.
2020-09-18	Dalton	Ga	JCG FARMS OF ALABAMA, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A separator operator in training was loading chick buggies onto the chain conveyor of a separator machine. The employee noticed a crooked tray on a buggy entering the separator and placed his right foot on the chain conveyor to reach into the machine and straighten the tray. The next buggy moved forward and caught the employee's leg against the conveyor fracturing his tibia and fibula near the ankle.
2020-07-27	Dalton	Georgia	Hankins Crushing, LLC	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was repairing two dust collector systems under a shed in the back of the shop. The dust collector began to tip over and contacted the employee, causing a contusion and cuts to his face, as well as a possible broken bone in his face.
2020-07-19	Dalton	Georgia	Hanwha Q CELLS USA Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was checking on an error. He went to level off the tabber equipment when the machine turned on, amputating his right middle fingertip.
2020-07-06	East Alton	Illinois	UPS Customer Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee had entered the cab of a delivery truck and was closing the slide door. The door caught the employee's left ring finger as it closed and amputated the top of the finger.
2020-07-02	East Alton	Illinois	Hogan Transports Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On July 2, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., an employee was unloading freight at a store when a rollatini measuring 2' x 4' fell on his leg. The rolltainer was on a lift gate and became unlevel, tipping over and striking the employee's ankle. The employee was hospitalized with a closed, non-displaced fracture of the medial malleolus of the right tibia that required surgery.
2020-04-02	Dalton	Georgia	SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing a pressure transducer on an extruder barrel when hot polyester polymer released due to a pressure buildup, causing severe burns to the employee's right arm and neck.
2020-03-23	East Alton	Illinois	Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring the thickness of a brass strip as it was being fed into a press. A micrometer the employee was using was pulled into a 4-inch gap at the press opening, taking the employee's right hand with it. The employee's little finger was partially amputated.
2020-03-19	Alton	Illinois	Azcon Metals, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
An employee was coupling railcars near the melt shop. The employee's right foot was crushed between railcar couplers and toes were amputated by the steel toe of their boot. The employee was hospitalized and their leg was medically amputated from the knee down.
2020-03-16	Dalton	Georgia	ORIENTAL WEAVERS U.S.A., INC	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee walking on an 8-foot high walkway of creel rack fell through the gate on the walkway and landed on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2020-02-10	Alton	New Hampshir	First Student	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking around a school bus conducting a pre-trip inspection. The employee slipped and fell on ice that was covered by fresh snow and sustained a broken ankle requiring hospitalization.
2020-02-05	Dalton	Georgia	CND Industrial Services	Nonclassifiable	Small-scale (limited) fire
On February 5, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m., two employees were using acetylene torches to dismantle an industrial tank. A small piece of steel fell to the floor, creating a small spark that resulted in a flash fire. The first employee sustained first and second degree burns. The second employee sustained first and second degree burns and a possible lung injury. Both were hospitalized.
2020-01-07	Dalton	Georgia	IVC US, INC.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was resetting film on a laminator after a breakout. The employee's gloves were caught in the bottom roller; the roller pulled in his hands, causing contusions to both hands and his right arm.
2019-09-19	Dalton	Georgia	JNS Rugs	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a tufting machine when it crushed the employee's left index finger.
2019-09-16	Dalton	Georgia	Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to move a piece of equipment when it slid off a cross beam. His finger was then caught between the floor and the equipment, stripping the meat from the bone. As a result, his left middle finger had to be surgically amputated at the first joint.
2019-09-03	Dalton	Georgia	Fox and Brindle Construction Co, Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was loading concrete slabs into a dumpster which was attached to a telehandler. The telehandler went into reverse and ran over the employee. The injured employee sustained a fractured pelvis, fractured right fibula, and two broken bones on the left foot.
2019-08-09	Walton Hills	Ohio	Walton Plastics, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation while cleaning a plastics grinder machine.
2019-07-08	Dalton	Georgia	BFI Waste Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was closing the back door of a dump truck when he slipped on debris on the ground. He grabbed the bottom edge of the entranceway and the door shut on his finger. The tip was amputated and later reattached at the hospital.
2019-06-11	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Edwards Roofing Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On June 11, 2019, an employee was attempting to reach the edge of a metal roof when he slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He sustained a fracture to his right wrist, multiple facial fractures (including his mandible), and a concussion. He was hospitalized. The employee's lanyard was unhooked at the time of the incident.
2019-05-16	Walton	New York	NYSEG	Jaw, chin	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a weakened power pole from a ladder. The pole snapped and the employee fell to the ground resulting in a fractured jaw.
2019-04-26	Dalton	Georgia	Tarkett	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing a screen change on an extruder and was burned on the right forearm by molten polyvinyl butyral (PVB) after sliding the door open.
2019-04-10	Dalton	Georgia	Universal Textile Technologies, LLC	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a rough terrain forklift. The forklift rolled 270 degrees on an embankment and the roll cage struck the employee, breaking the employee's ribs and scapula.
2019-03-20	Dalton	Georgia	Garland Sales, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was hospitalized after a piece of plastic from the insert of a carpet roll broke off and punctured the employee's left eye.
2019-03-07	Dalton	Massachusett	Crane Currency	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 10:45 a.m. on March 7, 2019, an employee was at the back of a printing press, where dried paper had wrapped around a carrying roll. He was 3 feet up a 6-foot ladder, removing the stuck paper, when he fell to the cement floor, encountering wall-mounted valves, a metal catch tray on the floor, and a metal grating. He suffered back pain and two lacerations, one to the back of the head and one on the left elbow. Each laceration required stitches.
2019-02-28	East Alton	Illinois	Global Brass and Copper LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing a conveyor roll on a three-coil miller. As the employee aligned a shaft and bearing, the roll (being supported by an overhead crane) moved upward, pinching the employee's finger and amputating the fingertip.
2019-01-31	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Horizons of Okaloosa County	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was filling a company vehicle with gas when her feet became entangled in the gas hose, causing her to fall and strike her right knee on the concrete. She sustained a fractured knee with a depressed bone, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-01-22	Dalton	Georgia	Universal Textile Technologies, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting carpet at a third-party contract coating facility. As the carpet was run through a shearing machine, the employee's left hand was pulled into the machine, causing lacerations and amputation of fingers.
2019-01-11	Dalton	Georgia	Avanti Environmental Group Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While an employee was cleaning fiber and metal shavings from a separating machine, the machine energized and the rotating auger struck the employee's right hand causing the amputation of the right thumb.
2019-01-08	East Alton	Illinois	PREMIER AIR CENTER, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was approaching an aircraft door to recover the aircraft when the pressurized door released and hit the employee. The employee lost a tooth and suffered right arm and facial fractures.
2019-01-03	Walton Hills	Ohio	NPK Construction Equipment Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was manually lifting/flipping a large steel plate when he slipped on some grinding dust and lost his footing. The steel plate, which measured approximately 25" X 28" X 2.5" fell, crushing the employee's right hand. He sustained amputations to his index and middle fingers and was hospitalized.
2018-09-14	Dalton	Georgia	Engineer Floors	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to cut off some strings from a set of rollers when the belt being rotated by the rollers caught his scissors and amputated his right middle and ring fingertips. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
2018-09-13	Walton Hills	Ohio	BAY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CORP.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A lease employee was on an A-frame ladder, testing wires for live electrical service. When he made the tap, he was shocked. He fell about 4 feet onto concrete, breaking his left hip, left scapula, and right shoulder.
2018-09-13	Walton Hills	Ohio	Bay Mechanical and Electrical Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
A temporary employee was working from a metal ladder, troubleshooting a lighting problem. The employee was shocked and thrown from the ladder, suffering injuries including (but not limited to) a broken hip and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-13	Dalton	Georgia	Circle K, Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stepping out of a walk-in cooler when his foot was caught on the gate and he fell to the ground, fracturing his hip.
2018-07-27	West Alton	Missouri	Ameren Missouri, Sioux Energy Center	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were sliding a metal grate along a stationary floor. One employee's left middle fingertip was pinched between the sliding grate and another grate, suffering a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-21	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Gulf Eagle Supply Company	Arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was in the back of a flat bed boom truck handing shingles to another employee when he lost his balance, fell on a wooden pallet, and broke his right arm. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-08	Dalton	Georgia	Emerald Carpets	Head, neck, and trunk	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee struck a support beam with a forklift truck and suffered internal injuries. He then exited the forklift truck and fell, striking his head on the concrete surface. He suffered neck, back, and head injuries, as well as fractured vertebrae.
2018-04-29	Dalton	Georgia	Global Textile Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to remove waste/scrap yarn from a roller shaft when the turning roller amputated his left index finger. The roller shaft was unguarded at the time.
2018-04-25	Dalton	Georgia	PHOENIX CHEMICAL COMPANY	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unloading a railcar to a tanker truck when 50% sodium hydroxide splashed in the employee's eye and face, causing chemical burns.
2018-04-09	Dalton	Georgia	Pilot Travel Centers, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was taking a wheeled garbage can outside to the dumpster when the wheeled base came off on the ground. The employee did not notice the wheeled base on the ground and stepped on it, which caused him to fall to the pavement and fracture his left hip. It was dark outside at the time of the incident.
2018-02-26	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Florida Pest Control & Chemical CO.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a chair to change out a ceiling tile when he fell to the floor, breaking his left wrist and requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-16	Dalton	Georgia	PLAZE Georgia	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was mixing chemicals in the compound room when the chemical mixture ignited, burning the employee's face, arms, and hands.
2017-10-16	Dalton	Georgia	The Recreational Group	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was flattening yarn in an extruder machine when his right hand became caught in the machine's rollers.
2017-10-09	Dalton	Georgia	PLAZE Georgia	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was trying to remove a stuck valve when the valve feeding apparatus broke and either the feeding machine mechanism or a chain broke and amputated the distal end of the employee's left ring finger.
2017-10-09	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was leaving a room when she tripped on a chair and fell to her knees, fracturing her left kneecap and requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-22	Dalton	Georgia	Garland Sales, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working on a cutting table when a roll of carpet fell off a forklift and struck the employee, who suffered multiple spinal fractures.
2017-08-08	Walton Hills	Ohio	Levin Furniture	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lowering the leg of a demountable box when the leg fell down and caught his right index finger in a pinch point, amputating the fingertip.
2017-07-18	North Royalton	Ohio	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was moving a traffic cone when a truck ran over his foot, fracturing it and requiring surgery.
2017-06-12	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling	Fingertip(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was emptying a container with an automated side load truck when a bag fell out of the container. The injured employee got out of the truck to retrieve the fallen bag when he grabbed something sharp inside of the bag, amputating his right index fingertip with bone loss.
2017-05-14	Dalton	Georgia	Mohawk Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was manually moving yarn stuck in the texturizer on the extrusion line. The machine was turned back on and amputated the left index fingertip.
2017-04-27	Dalton	Georgia	H B Fuller Company	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was examining a tank of hot resin when the mixer turned on and hot resin overflowed onto the employee's arms. The employee was hospitalized for first degree burns to both arms.
2017-03-23	Dalton	Georgia	Cycle Tex, Inc	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading material into a densification machine when the material wrapped around his right arm and pulled him into the machine. His right arm was amputated at the shoulder.
2017-03-21	Dalton	Georgia	Shaw Industries Plant 4	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift to unload trailers when he drove into a crosswalk safety gate arm, which punctured the inside of his left thigh.
2017-02-08	Walton Hills	Ohio	Dhillon Transport, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a tractor with a blow gun when the gun's air pressure removed the bolt. The employee's left middle finger was then smashed between the brake chamber and tractor, partially amputating his fingertip.
2017-01-26	Dalton	Georgia	Columbia Recycling Corp	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was on a forklift moving bales of carpet. As the employee was moving the bales, the carpet in the back row shifted, causing the bales in the front to fall. The employee jumped off the forklift and as he was running a bale hit him from behind. The employee sustained a fractured right leg, a fractured left fibula, a fractured L3 vertebra, and foreign bodies in left ankle.
2017-01-18	Dalton	Georgia	Garland Sales	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's left middle and ring fingers were partially amputated by the knives on a cutter machine.
2016-10-19	Dalton	Georgia	IVC US, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working in the electrical box changing out an fuse block and replacing it with a motor circuit breaker. The employee made contact with a live component and an arc flash occurred causing burns to the employee's face, both hands, and forearms.
2016-10-03	Dalton	Georgia	J&J Flooring Group	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a dye header (a piece of carpet) into a sample beck. When she tried to pull the head end of the dye header from underneath the reel, the carpet pulled her arm between the reel and the carpet, breaking two bones in her left forearm.
2016-09-13	Alton	Illinois	Ardent Mills	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee slipped from the 3rd rung of a fixed ladder and broke his ankle.
2016-09-03	Dalton	Georgia	J+J Flooring Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the tufting machine and straightening up the yarn on a puller roller when his right ring finger was caught and amputated in the machine.
2016-08-25	East Alton	Illinois	Global Brass and Copper LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's foot was caught in a pinch point between the shell of the melting furnace and the casting floor mezzanine while attempting to unlatch a hook related to the safety bin chute. Three toes on the employee's left foot were amputated.
2016-08-20	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	RAFS of Ft. Walton Beach, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a knife to cut chicken when the knife cut his finger, resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip (no bone loss).
2016-08-15	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Vincent Jones Roofing, Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was kneeling and nailing shingles on a roof when a nail struck his right knee. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-07-29	East Alton	Illinois	GBC Metals LLC dba Olin Brass	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assigned to install a small hydraulic cylinder at 6 Clean #1 Payoff hold down roll. The employee had the cylinder in place on the blank end clevis with the pin inserted. While the employee was lining up the rod end clevis, their right hand pinky finger was partially inserted in the pin hole. When the cylinder dropped, it struck the tip of the employee's gloved finger resulting in amputation of an eighth of an inch of the finger. The amputation did not include bone.
2016-07-25	Dalton	Georgia	NPC South, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a large, rolled rug. A forklift hit the rug that the employee was carrying knocking the employee to the ground. The employee sustained a concussion.
2016-07-14	Alton	Illinois	Ardent Mills, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 07/18/2016, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was operating a flour mill, a machine that consists of a hopper that goes into an airlock. The airlock moves air with a squirrel cage type system. The hopper became clogged, so the employee unbolted and removed a plate to try and clear the clog. The employee's right hand then hit the squirrel cage's assembly, amputating the middle finger at the first knuckle.
2016-07-05	Dalton	Georgia	Adman Electric	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee touched a live wire while installing a 277-volt light fixture, burning his right hand index finger and receiving an electrical shock.
2016-07-01	Waltonville	Illinois	Pioneer Oil Field Services	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
On 7/1/16, at approximately 6:30 PM, an employee was helping to pull tubing from a derrick rig. The employee climbed the derrick structure to attach the necessary rigging. As he descended to the working level, his climb assist became caught/wrapped in the gooseneck assembly. He was then pulled into the derrick board, breaking his tibia and dislocating his ankle.
2016-06-29	North Royalton	Ohio	D & S Construction, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was directing the use of a tow strap to move a vehicle when the employee's left pinky finger was crushed by a quick coupler that was on a rubber tire loader. The employee's finger was amputated up to the knuckle.
2016-06-28	Dalton	Georgia	Beaulieu Group LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with yarn when her finger was caught in the yarn cutter guide during a string-up operation, causing an amputation.
2016-06-28	Dalton	Georgia	Tuftco Finishing Systems, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a lead shot plastic face hammer when the hammer struck his left index finger, breaking it.
2016-05-31	North Royalton	Ohio	GIANT EAGLE	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking back to her department, tripped on a display located on the sales floor, and fell breaking the left arm.
2016-04-27	Alton	Illinois	Argosy Casino-Alton	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a coworker lift a 200-pound oven onto a table when his right index finger was pinched and amputated to the first knuckle between the table and the oven.