DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-18Ball GroundGaAwnex, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was welding aluminum brackets. The wires on the welding machine melted and a wire struck the employee's hand, shocking her.
2020-06-22Ball GroundGeorgiaCMIHead and trunkStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to seal a punctured bag of material that was at the bottom of a stack. The top bag of material (2,000 lb.) fell on top of the employee, who suffered three broken ribs and a possible fractured eye socket.
2020-04-13Ball GroundGeorgiaUNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATIONLower leg(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating an aluminum stretcher machine. The employee was struck by a piece of steel tooling that failed while in the machine. The employee sustained a laceration and a fractured lower leg.
2020-02-06Ball GroundGeorgiaUNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATIONFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Alloy from a crane hook piece flipped onto an employee's left hand and pinched off the tip of the ring finger.
2019-06-01Ball GroundGeorgiaUNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATIONFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at an aluminum press. As he was inserting the clean-out ring, the press closed on his left hand, amputating four fingers.
2016-10-17Ball GroundGeorgiaCHART INDUSTRIES, INCHip(s)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
At approximately 8:04 a.m., on October 17, 2016, an employee was counting stacked sheet metal when she was struck by a pallet being carried by an oncoming forklift. She fell and struck her right side on the concrete working surface, fracturing her hip.