Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-05	Conyers	Ga	Diversitech, LLC.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting a wire rope on a plastic bale. The bale uncompressed and fell over onto the employee's left leg and ankle. The employee suffered a broken tibia and a left ankle dislocation.
2021-08-26	Conyers	Ga	Bio-Lab, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a tablet press. The press amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.
2021-06-28	Conyers	Ga	CSC-Atlanta, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was on a ladder while untangling a hose reel above a corrugating machine. The ladder collapsed and the employee landed on the ground on his left ankle, resulting in a fractured ankle and tibia.
2021-06-28	Conyers	Ga	GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was showing a co-worker how to unjam a pneumatic bar in the box drop section of a cup machine when the bar cycled and contacted the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-04-21	Conyers	Ga	DIVERSITECH CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a shaker. His fingers were pinched between a concrete mold and the shaker, and his right middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2021-01-20	Conyers	Ga	Bio-Lab, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
When an employee released the ears from a transfer hose connection, a mixture of hot water and caustic soda was released from the hose and burned the employee's left thigh and hand.
2020-10-05	Conyers	Ga	LeSaint Logistics, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was moving super sacks onto racks. The employee was standing on the second level of a rack, approximately 12 feet high, to guide the straps of the super sack onto the forklift blades. The employee stepped onto a board to move closer to the super sack and the board broke. As the employee fell his head hit the racking before landing on a super sack below the racking. The employee was hospitalized for fractured neck vertebrae.
2020-09-04	Conyers	Ga	HILL PHOENIX, INC.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee missed the first step of a two-step ladder and fell 9 inches to the floor, sustaining two broken ribs and a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-23	Conyers	Georgia	NaturChem, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a fabricated roll cage from a tractor using a 4 1/2-inch grinder with a metal cutoff wheel. The employee started cutting the weld. When the employee got to the end of the cut, the wheel hit the center between the tubing and kicked back, jerking the grinder from the employee's hands. The grinder lacerated the employee's hand.
2020-06-30	Conyers	Georgia	GFL Environmental	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was emptying trash containers in the back of a compactor truck when his hand was contacted by the compactor blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the distal phalanx of his left middle finger.
2020-01-14	Conyers	Georgia	Cellofoam North America, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was sanding a piece of metal with a disk sander when the clamps holding the piece of metal did not fully engage due to a build-up of debris. The disk sander then amputated the employee's right thumb tip with bone loss.
2019-08-16	Conyers	Georgia	LeSaint Logisitics	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
A driver for LeSaint was on a dock. He and another employee fought and the other employee cut his abdomen with a box cutter, causing a laceration and a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-06-23	Conyers	Georgia	DART CONTAINER CORPORATION	Lumbar region	Fall on same level
An employee was moving a cooling fan from one section of the plant to another when the employee fell onto the concrete floor, suffering a lumbar fracture.
2019-06-21	Conyers	Georgia	Pratt (Jet Corr), Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
While descending from a forklift, an employee was caught by the moving parts of a conveyor and suffered a leg fracture.
2019-05-30	Conyers	Georgia	PRATT INDUSTRIES (U.S.A.), INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was picking up a roll of paper from the corrugator with a clamp truck to take it to the roll room. The roll was elevated approximately 3 feet. The employee noticed that the outer wrap around the roll was loose. She got off the clamp truck to tape the loose paper while the roll was still elevated. She taped one edge of the roll and then walked in front of the roll to tape the other edge. As she was bent down in a crouching position to grab the loose paper, the roll came out of the cla
2019-02-11	Conyers	Georgia	Golden State Foods Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing jammed plastic cups and lids in a sauce packaging machine. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
2019-01-23	Conyers	Georgia	Southeast Connections, LLC (North Carolina)	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a car while crossing the street after verifying the depth of a fire hydrant's water valve. Both of the employee's legs were broken.
2018-08-10	Conyers	Georgia	DIVERSITECH CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to adjust the height of the line at a vibrating conveyor press when the employee's hand was caught between a movable and stationary part of the machine, pinching and breaking the right index finger.
2018-06-17	Conyers	Georgia	PITTMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	Multiple lower extremities locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was trying to avoid a car passing through the work zone when she stepped into the path of an asphalt front roller. The roller's steel drum then ran over her left foot. She suffered severe left ankle/foot fractures with open wounds, lacerated tendons, and a right tibial fracture. Her left foot and ankle eventually had to be surgically removed.
2018-06-08	Conyers	Georgia	Bio-Lab, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was hospitalized after falling 28 feet from an elevated walkway to the ground.
2018-05-18	Conyers	Georgia	Curbside Waste Systems	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was under the waste collection truck he had been driving, adjusting the rear driver-side brakes. The truck was idling and began rolling downhill, running over the employee and crushing his legs and abdomen.
2018-05-09	Conyers	Georgia	Dover Food Retail	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was overseeing and monitoring the glass manufacturing process at a press machine when he noticed marks (contamination) on a glass pack as it exited the press. He then walked to the entry side, grabbed a paper towel, and attempted to clean the rollers in the press, which was running at the time. His right hand contacted the roller and was pulled into the press. His right hand and part of his forearm were crushed, requiring hospitalization. All required personal protective equipment wa
2017-09-20	Conyers	Georgia	FREY - MOSS STRUCTURES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a sheet metal machine when the sheet metal slipped. The machine then came down on his left index finger, partially amputating it.
2017-09-07	Conyers	Georgia	Sun Trust Banks, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was knocked to the ground by a parked car that rolled down a sloped area, suffering a vertebral fracture, herniated disc, and bruised tailbone.
2017-07-27	Conyers	Georgia	Courtesy Ford	Jaw, chin	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was putting a tire on a vehicle that was on the automotive lift. The employee passed out due to heat exhaustion and struck his face and jaw on the metal lift frame resulting in a fractured lower jaw.
2017-07-12	Conyers	Georgia	Biolab Inc	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee dismounted a stand-up forklift as it was coming to a stop. The forklift continued moving and lacerated his left foot, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-26	Conyers	Georgia	BioLab Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a press and encountered a problem with the machine. The machine was powered down to adjust the hardness wheel. When the machine was powered back up, the employee's left index and pinky fingers were amputated.
2016-09-26	Conyers	Georgia	Golden State Foods - Conyers	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was struck by the fork of a forklift, fracturing and lacerating his right leg (calf).
2016-07-15	Conyers	Georgia	GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was swabbing the inside of the pipes for testing before sauces ran through. A pipe slipped off the employee's shoulder. His right index finger was caught between the end of the pipe and the pump's housing amputating the fingertip.
2016-06-11	Conyers	Georgia	McCarthy Improvement	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
On 6/10/16, an employee fell onto a wooden stake in the ground and punctured his lungs. He was hospitalized.
2016-02-22	Conyers	Georgia	SNAPPING SHOALS ENERGY MANAGEMENT COMPANY	Head and neck	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On February 22, 2016, at approximately 6:05 p.m., an employee was covering overhead lines with blankets and hoses to replace damaged lightning arrestors when an electrical arc occurred. The arc caused first degree burns to the employee's face and neck, requiring hospitalization.
2015-08-05	Conyers	Georgia	Gala Catering, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A chef was working when he started to feel fatigued. He was admitted to the hospital for dehydration.
2015-06-23	Conyers	Georgia	Golden State Foods	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While cleaning the outside of a bulk meat grinder, an employee's right hand was amputated when he reached through a sample grinder port. This incident took place at approximately 9:00 PM on 6/23/15. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-03-31	Conyers	Georgia	HILL PHOENIX, INC.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A 250-pound tank was being slid from the forks of a forklift into a frame when the injured employee's hand got caught between the frame and the tank. The employee's right-hand, middle finger nailbed was amputated.