| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | Byron | Ga | PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| An employee was performing cleaning operations in a pyrotechnic loading machine. A flash burned her right hand and the inside of her forearm. | |||||
| 2020-02-29 | Byron | Georgia | Camping Time RV Centers, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was showing a camper to customers. When the employee tried to fold down a counter extension, their index finger was caught in the folding arm resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-01-23 | Byron | Illinois | Pearl City Elevator, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was delivering propane to a customer's residence. He parked his propane truck on the driveway and connected his transfer hose to the customer's storage tank. As he proceeded to return to his truck, he slipped on ice that was present on the property. He fell to the icy ground and hit his head. He slowly got back up and walked back to the propane truck to stop the transfer pump. At this time, the customer returned home to see the employee leaning next to his truck dazed. He was hosp | |||||
| 2019-07-10 | Byron | Georgia | PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES INC. | Hand(s) | Fire or explosion |
| An employee was cleaning up residual igniter powder when the igniter powder flashed, causing second and third degree burns to both hands. | |||||
| 2019-03-06 | Byron | Georgia | Pyrotechnic Inc. | Multiple body parts | Explosion, n.e.c. |
| An employee was performing setup procedures on explosives production equipment when some extra energetic residue in the area ignited. The employee's hands, back, and forearm were burned. | |||||
| 2019-02-15 | Byron | Georgia | ELITE STRUCTURES, INC. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On February 15, 2019, a truck driver was unstrapping metal beams from a flat truck. A forklift on the opposite side of the truck lifted the beams and they fell onto the driver, breaking ribs and other bones. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-01-30 | Byron | Illinois | BYRON NUCLEAR PLANT (EXELON) | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On January 30, 2018, an employee fell approximately 12 feet while descending a ladder inside a building. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the ribs, pelvis, and femur. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | Byron | Georgia | Barnes Paper Company | Multiple body parts | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was putting tape on the back of paper at a paper cutter machine when his fingers became caught in the machine's rollers. He then fell on his right side and struck the steel frame of the machine, breaking five ribs and his collarbone. | |||||
| 2015-05-18 | Byron | Georgia | Camper's Inn | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
| An employee experienced an electrical shock while unplugging a camper. | |||||
| 2015-05-12 | Byron | Oklahoma | Lariat Services, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was changing the fuel filter on an all-terrain skid loader. The skid loader was turned on while the gear was engaged, causing the unit to roll over and crush the employee's legs. | |||||