DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2018-08-28AttapulgusGeorgiaBASF CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a laser to align two pulleys. As he moved from being on one knee to standing, he placed his left hand on a free-wheeling V-belt near the pulley. The belt moved and pinched his finger in an upper nip point at the pulley, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2018-04-11AttapulgusGeorgiaBASF Catalysts LLCFoot (feet)Contact with hot objects or substances
While conducting shut-down operations on the bottom floor of a fluid cracking catalyst, an employee stepped on a U-drain that cantilevered, allowing both feet to contact hot water condensate. The employee suffered severe burns to both feet and was hospitalized.