Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-14 | Cedar Springs | Georgia | Republic Conduit Manufacturing, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a slitting machine when his left hand was contacted by either the coil or the mandrel. His left index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2018-08-13 | Cedar Springs | Georgia | Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced heat-related illness while disconnecting, removing, and repairing a soot blower. | |||||
2018-07-22 | Cedar Springs | Georgia | Republic Conduit, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was walking toward a disconnect to de-energize a plant air compressor that was making an odd noise when an oil line (that supplied lubrication for the compressor) burst, spraying hot oil onto the employee. He suffered burn injuries to his back, left forearm, and shoulder blade. | |||||
2016-04-05 | Cedar Springs | Georgia | Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was unloading dirt from a dump truck onto a dirt service road when the load shifted and the dump truck rolled onto its side. The employee sustained nerve damage to his left shoulder and left arm. | |||||
2015-06-14 | Cedar Springs | Georgia | Maverick C&P, Inc. | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee's hand was crushed between a clamp and a frame while he was setting up to weld two steel strip ends together, resulting in multiple fractures, lacerations, and hospitalization. | |||||
2015-01-06 | Cedar Springs | Georgia | Chemtrade Logistics, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell from a stationary piece of equipment while changing a conveyor's pulley belt. The fall was about 8 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg. |