| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-26 | Brookhaven | Ms | Walmart Distribution Center | Hand(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee was working on a forklift and removing a pulley that holds a hydraulic line. The mast of the forklift came down on his right hand resulting in partial amputation of the hand. | |||||
| 2021-09-11 | Brookhaven | Ms | Lincoln Lumber Company | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| While tarping a load of lumber on a semi-trailer, the truck operator fell from the top of the load. The operator sustained fractures to the lower legs and a vertebra. | |||||
| 2021-09-01 | Brookhaven | Ms | McLane Southern, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift. As he turned a corner, his foot was caught and crushed between the forklift and poles. | |||||
| 2021-07-27 | Brookhaven | Ga | MMC Contractors National Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was directing the lifting of 36-inch ducting into place. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the duct and a duct hanger, and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-06-18 | Brookhaven | Ga | SavATree, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was on top of a 6-foot retainer wall to disengage a tree limb that got entangled in the wall. When the limb was freed, the employee lost their balance and fell 20 to 30 feet on the other side of the retaining wall, landing on bushes. The employee suffered contusions, bruises, and a back injury. | |||||
| 2021-03-18 | Brookhaven | Ms | Lincoln Lumber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was stepping onto a lumber landing when his foot slipped on the landing's edge. His right hand was caught in a conveyor roller as he tried to stop his fall, and he suffered several broken fingers and lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-03-11 | Brookhaven | Ms | Relogistics Services L.L.C. | Hand(s) | Contact with cold objects or substances |
| An employee had just exchanged the propane tank on his forklift. After he began driving the forklift, he noticed a propane fuel smell. He stopped the forklift, stepped off, and proceeded to tighten the coupler with his hands, resulting in second degree burns that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-10-15 | Brookhaven | Ms | McLane Southern, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning out trash from a conveyor line. The conveyor's chain caught the employee's left hand and amputated the middle and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2020-06-23 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a radial edge miter saw when his hand was caught in the blade and a finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-08-19 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | CONTINENTAL CARBONIC PRODUCTS, INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a slab saw when her hand was caught in the blade, causing severe hand damage. | |||||
| 2019-06-22 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Wastequip Manufacturing Company, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| After welding from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., an employee suffered from heat-related illness. | |||||
| 2019-05-15 | Brookhaven | Georgia | Prosperity Construction LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a 20-foot ladder while transporting roofing materials when the ladder slipped and the employee fell, landing on an air conditioner unit and suffering broken ribs. | |||||
| 2018-06-30 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Walmart | Multiple body parts | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was in a forklift basket, retrieving material from an upper shelf. Another forklift came around the corner and struck the basket, causing it to rotate. The employee suffered broken ribs and vertebrae. | |||||
| 2018-01-09 | Brookhaven | Pennsylvania | The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was opening a bay door when his foot became tangled on the rope that pulls up the door. He then fell to the concrete floor, fracturing his hip. | |||||
| 2017-04-27 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | ODDEE SMITH CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED | Lumbar region | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a bulldozer to clear debris when the bulldozer fell into an 8-foot pit. He sustained two fractured vertebrae in the lower back. | |||||
| 2016-09-11 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Denbury Resources, Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| While climbing off a work platform, an employee lost his grip on the side rail and his leg was caught between the rail and platform. His leg was severed and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-08-02 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing 3 feet of cut-up log from the sawmill floor when two fingers on his left hand were pinched and broken by the logs. | |||||
| 2016-07-19 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | RAPAD DRILLING & WELL SERVICE, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was on an oil rig handling the tubing and suffered a heat-related illness resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-04-05 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Lincoln Lumber Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee's right ring finger was smashed while he was attempting to unjam a 6x6x18 timber from a machine roller bed, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2015-12-16 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's right index finger and knuckle were fractured after his glove got caught in a conveyor. | |||||
| 2015-06-11 | Brookhaven | Mississippi | Lincoln Lumber Company | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee operating the resaw was changing the thickness and making adjustments to the line bar. The machine was accidentally started, and his left foot got caught in the chain and sprocket, breaking a bone in the big toe of his left foot. | |||||