Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-30 | Chamblee | Ga | RETAIL POWER, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was walking at a job site when he tripped and fell. An electrical disconnect he was carrying landed on his right hand, amputating the pinky fingertip. | |||||
2017-10-10 | Chamblee | Georgia | Food Protection Services, LLC | Wrist(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
On October 10, 2017, an employee was inspecting a roof for evidence of vermin when the roof collapsed. He fell to the next floor down, fracturing his wrist and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-02 | Chamblee | Georgia | MAGNOLIA ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was scraping a vessel when the employee's long-sleeve shirt was caught in the vessel's rotating spindle. The rotating spindle then broke the employee's right arm in two places. | |||||
2017-04-10 | Chamblee | Georgia | Jorge Rodriquez | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was doing framing work while standing on a plank of wood when he fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, injuring his body and back. | |||||
2017-02-27 | Chamblee | Georgia | James Bellamy | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working with a table saw and amputated his thumb and index finger. | |||||
2015-11-09 | Chamblee | Georgia | ECKARDT ELECTRIC CO. | Brain | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
An employee was standing near a coworker who was picking up a metal rod that was about 10 feet long. The employee was struck on the forehead by the end of the metal rod. He sustained a large bump on his forehead and later experienced vomiting, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-09-16 | Chamblee | Georgia | Centers for Disease Control | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw and lacerated his left thumb. | |||||
2015-04-13 | Chamblee | Georgia | Hilton Atlanta NE | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Nine employees were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide from a boiler in the hotel basement. The employees felt ill and experienced headaches. One of the employees was hospitalized. |