| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Bainbridge | Ga | Elberta Crate & Box Company | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee operating a wood chipper was attempting to stop the belt from slipping by spreading sawdust on the belt. The employee's arm was pulled into the chipper and was amputated at the elbow. | |||||
| 2020-06-02 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Elberta Crate & Box Co. | Scalp | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was organizing/cleaning around a wire bound machine when the employee's hair was caught on a rotating shaft, scalping the employee. | |||||
| 2020-04-15 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Elberta Crate & Box Co. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was discharging a can of belt dressing onto a conveyor belt. The belt's roller caught the employee's left arm, causing a partial amputation to the arm. | |||||
| 2020-04-06 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Elberta Crate & Box Co. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was removing a jammed stick from a band saw when the saw blade amputated the end of the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2020-03-10 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Elberta Crate & Box Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While clearing wood from a under a chipper machine, an employee's right hand was caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in amputation of the thumb and index fingers and lacerations to the right hand, forearm, shoulder, chest, and the back of the head. | |||||
| 2020-01-13 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Southeastern Minerals, Inc. | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a forklift into a warehouse when the forklift struck the door frame. The employee's left leg was broken between the door frame and the forklift. | |||||
| 2019-04-08 | Bainbridge | Georgia | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working on a blower line air vent when the blades of the vent amputated his right hand. | |||||
| 2017-07-18 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Elberta Crate & Box Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing wooden cleats from a top conveyor belt and tossing them onto a bottom belt when the employee's right thumb was caught between the bottom belt's chain and sprocket, amputating 3/4 of the right thumb tip. | |||||
| 2017-06-09 | Bainbridge | Georgia | TransMontaigne Partners L.P. | Nonclassifiable | Bites and stings |
| An employee was bitten by a spider while climbing a tank, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-03-15 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Elberta Crate & Box Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On March 15, 2017, the notching head saw jammed and the employee attempted to remove the jam with a steel bar. The saw caught the bar and hit the employee's left hand resulting in two broken fingers and an amputated thumb below the fingernail. The employee had surgery on the broken fingers requiring hospitalization. The saw was not locked out or turned off at the time. | |||||
| 2017-01-20 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Shaw Industries, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was using a shop vacuum to remove a liquid nylon blockage from a machine in the production area. Pressure had built up on the opposite side of the blockage, and as it was removed, the pressurized liquid nylon sprayed out striking the employee. He sustained second degree burns to the face and other burns to both hands and arms. | |||||
| 2016-10-12 | Bainbridge | Georgia | GEORGIA POWER | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was in a bucket truck with a jib (rope and pulley system). The employee was using the pulley system to pull up an insulator. While trying to pull up the insulator, the employee's hand was caught between the rope and the pulley resulting in a left index fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2016-08-16 | Bainbridge | Georgia | Pepsi Beverage Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| After handling materials in the environmental heat, an employee started experiencing heat-related illness symptoms, including cramping and nausea. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-08-20 | Bainbridge | Georgia | MOSS & ASSOCIATES, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was installing MIBS (solar panel supports) outdoors when the employee started to feel lightheaded. Coworkers took the employee into the general contractor's trailer where the employee began to vomit due to heat stress. | |||||