Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-22	Social Circle	Ga	Inglett & Stubbs	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At 11:50 a.m., an employee and a co-worker were removing a tripod off the bed of an ATV when the bottom tripod leg released downward and the employee's right thumb was caught in-between the bottom leg and it's final locking position. The employee suffered a pinch injury to the top digit of his thumb that resulted in an amputation.
2021-08-26	Circleville	Oh	K.N.S. Services, Inc.	Face	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an 8-foot, A-frame ladder while pulling wiring for a new security camera through the wall to the outdoor loading dock area. While stepping down the ladder, the ladder tipped away from the building and the employee tried to step down again to stabilize it. The ladder continued to fall and the employee fell onto a guardrail and struck the ground, resulting in fractures to the face and various bruises.
2021-06-03	Social Circle	Ga	STANDRIDGE COLOR CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out a hopper when his hand slipped and contacted the rotor, resulting in a right middle finger amputation at the base of the nail and damage to the index finger.
2021-05-14	Circleville	Oh	Fletcher's Towing Svc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was winching a vehicle onto a rollback tow truck when their finger became caught between the winch cable and the truck bed, resulting in an injury to a tendon in their left middle finger.
2021-03-16	Circleville	Oh	Charter Communications, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from an extension ladder onto an asphalt pavement about 15 feet below, suffering a skull fracture, internal bleeding in the head, a broken collarbone, broken vertebrae, five to eight broken ribs, and a liver laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-17	Social Circle	Ga	THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a rubber jamming machine when a piece of rubber became stuck in the cutting side of the machine. As he was attempting to unjam it, the machine's knife cut his fingers, resulting in the amputation of his right ring and pinky fingers.
2020-07-23	Social Circle	Georgia	Granite Packaging, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure to other harmful substances
A temporary employee received chemical burns during mixing operations.
2020-06-05	Social Circle	Georgia	Masterack, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was powder coating racks in a paint booth. The employee lost consciousness in the paint booth and was hospitalized for acute respiratory failure, heat stroke/malignant hyperthermia, acute renal failure and septic shock.
2020-05-08	Circleville	Ohio	Sofidel America Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On May 8, 2020, an employee was moving a finished core from an unwinder machine with a crane and attempting to set the core onto the slabbing table. The table flipped and the core struck the employee in the right shin, resulting in a fracture.
2019-09-19	Social Circle	Georgia	INGLETT & STUBBS, LLC	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
The injured employee was building scaffolding in a stairwell when another employee approached from behind, struck him in the back of the head and then pushed him down the stairs, approximately 6 feet. The injured employee was hospitalized with a subdural hematoma, lacerations to the back of the head, lacerations to the face/lips, and contusions to the back.
2019-05-20	Circleville	Ohio	Sofidel America Corp.	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using an air gun to remove paper from a cylinder. The air gun struck their left hand causing a laceration and compressed air was injected into their left arm. The employee was hospitalized that evening with pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in the left chest wall and neck.
2019-04-30	Social Circle	Georgia	Holder Construction Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was sweeping and picking up construction trash when the employee started having cramps and nausea due to possible dehydration and heat exhaustion.
2019-01-28	Social Circle	Georgia	Terry Nix Equipment, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On 1/28/2019, an employee was hospitalized after slipping off of the step of his dump truck and suffering a concussion.
2019-01-28	Social Circle	Georgia	Inglett & Stubbs	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off an 8-inch step, slipped on some concrete slurry and fell breaking the left tibia and fibula.
2018-09-26	Circleville	Ohio	The Cellar Lumber Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to help a forklift operator load a customer's vehicle with a pallet of purchased materials. The employee's hand went under the pallet as the forklift was setting it down behind the customer's vehicle, resulting in a right little fingertip amputation.
2018-09-26	Circleville	Ohio	Daily Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On September 26, 2018, an employee was helping unload a concrete panel off a forklift truck onto a pickup truck bed. The panel slipped and its weight came down on the employee's little finger, pinching off the tip.
2018-08-21	Circleville	Ohio	The Cellar Lumber Co.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On August 21, 2018, an employee was climbing a step ladder to measure a house foundation when the employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a broken rib and collarbone.
2018-07-26	Circleville	Ohio	DE States	Head	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing down an extension ladder. The employee fell about 6 feet to the concrete floor, landing on their head and suffering an injury that required 16 stitches.
2018-03-15	Circle	Montana	CHS Farmers Elevator	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking on the path to the office, slipped on ice and fell resulting in a torn muscle in the left knee.
2018-03-12	Social Circle	Georgia	InnoSource, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading new tire tread in a press when the employee's right gloved hand was caught between the roller and conveyor, injuring the right arm.
2017-10-16	Social Circle	Georgia	STANDRIDGE COLOR CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clean out the auger area of a machine when the auger caught and amputated the employee's left middle finger. The machine was running at the time.
2017-09-26	Circleville	Ohio	Big Tex Trailer World	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level
On September 26, 2017, an employee was moving a tow dolly by hand. He was positioned downhill of the dolly when it began to roll down the slight grade. When he attempted to stop the dolly, it swung toward him. He stepped onto the dolly as it collided with a larger trailer and fell backward, injuring his back and shoulder and requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-21	Social Circle	Georgia	Masterack, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling a hole into a fixture with a lathe on 9/21/2017. The employee leaned into the machine to line up the drill bit and the employee's shirt was caught in the worm-screw resulting in a left arm fracture and a stroke. The worm-screw was not guarded at the time.
2017-09-20	Circleville	Ohio	Amtech LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On 9/20/2017, an employee was acting as a spotter for an aerial lift when the lift ran over the employee's left foot, fracturing three toes. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-06	Circleville	Ohio	GEORGIA PACIFIC, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two employees were lifting an impression roll with a hydraulic lift cart when the roll fell off the cart and struck one of the employee's in the right leg. The employee's leg broke in the shin area and required hospitalization.
2017-07-10	Circleville	Ohio	Global Metal Construction	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was helping to erect five rack frames. Before braces could be affixed to the frames, the C-clamp that was holding the second frame upright failed, causing the frame to fall on the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left tibia, ruptured ACL, and a joint bleed.
2017-07-06	Circleville	Ohio	GUTRIDGE PLUMBING, INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On July 6, 2017, an employee fell from a ladder while performing HVAC servicing, hitting his head on the concrete floor below.
2016-09-26	Circleville	Ohio	Limbach Company Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While installing metal ducting, an employee's finger made contact with fan blades, amputating the fingertip.
2015-10-13	Circleville	Ohio	Walmart # 1427	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stocking merchandise and fell from a six foot step ladder sustaining head injuries and was hospitalized.
2015-05-20	Circleville	Ohio	General Electric - Circleville Lamp Plant	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was working on a mount machine when the employee's left-hand ring finger was amputated, requiring hospitalization.
2015-02-04	Social Circle	Georgia	PROFESSIONAL LABOR SUPPORT, LLC	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On February 4, 2015, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee working on an upper level of a new medical center construction at 505 Baxter Parkway in Social Circle, Georgia, descended a caged ladder to get something to eat. The employee fell an estimated 10 or 12 feet to a lower level, suffering a fractured L-1 vertebrae, and was airlifted to the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he was admitted and scheduled for surgery.