Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-19	Blair	Wi	Associated Milk Producers, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On July 19, 2021, an employee was working on the clean-in-place (CIP) system and was burned on the chest, stomach, arm, and leg by pressurized hot liquid.
2021-01-03	Blairsville	Ga	Ingles Markets Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving food product from a taller pallet onto another pallet in the back storage room when he caught his foot on a piece of plastic from a pallet and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken right ankle.
2020-10-06	Blairsville	Ga	Union General Health Systems	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a fan cord in the laundry room and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
2020-06-26	Blair	Nebraska	GETHMANN CONSTRUCTION CO.,INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a feed-bagging machine. A roller caught the employee's left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
2020-02-11	Blair	Nebraska	C&W Faciltiy Mainteance LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was water jetting a clogged section of pipe when the employee lost their grip and the water jet line forced itself back out of the pipe due to the pressure. The water jet pierced the employee's left glove and punctured the left hand as it came out of the pipe.
2019-09-16	Blairsville	Georgia	AVIAGEN INC.	Scalp	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was washing down an area using an 8-foot portable ladder. The employee was descending the ladder and on the way down, felt dizzy, missed the last step, and fell and hit his head on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a cut on the scalp that required stitches and hospitalization.
2019-01-22	Blairsville	Georgia	Advanced Digital Cable, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding the cone on a machine with wire. The wire wrapped around the employee's hand, causing the amputation of a fingertip.
2018-05-22	Blairsville	Pennsylvania	Industrial Radiator Works	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell 5 or 6 feet from a dumpster and was hospitalized with a back injury.
2018-03-07	Blair	Wisconsin	Henkels and Mccoy Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Aircraft incident, n.e.c.
An employee was hanging on a long line from a helicopter, clipping in travels on the arms of a transmission mono pole, when the helicopter maneuvered the employee into a three-phase distribution line. The employee suffered an electrical shock to the hip and buttocks, and later required amputation of the left arm from the elbow.
2017-04-01	Blair	Nebraska	Frito-Lay, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a wheeler with products from a truck. The employee went back into the truck to organize, moved toward the back of the vehicle, and then fell 33 inches to the ground, suffering back and leg injuries.
2016-04-07	Blairsville	Georgia	Ingles Grocery Stores #98	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 7, 2016, an employee was pulling a large bag full of plastic while walking backwards when he tripped on a bag of flour and fell, striking his head on the floor.
2015-11-12	Blair	Nebraska	McKinnis Roofing	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing up the ladder in an attempt to secure it when the ladder retracted and slipped off the wall. Both the ladder and employee fell to the ground. The employee fell approximately 8 feet, breaking ribs and suffering a swollen spleen.
2015-02-15	Blairsville	Pennsylvania	Appalachan Production Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was injured during a fire at a gas well.