DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-06-18DawsonvilleGaUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
A delivery driver developed heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
2020-06-25DawsonvilleGeorgiaTyson Poultry, Inc.Multiple body partsPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A Tyson Poultry commercial motor vehicle driver was struck from behind by an empty cage being carried on a three-wheel forklift. The driver suffered lacerations to the right elbow and the top of the left hand, a compound fracture to the right tibia and fibula, fractures to three lower-back vertebrae, and body abrasions.
2018-06-11DawsonvilleGeorgiaAtlanta Gear WorksFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was disassembling gear boxes. As the employee reached under a load that was lifted by a crane, a bearing fell out and landed on his left hand causing fractures to two fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-04DawsonvilleGeorgiaGold Creek Processing, LLCAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking near the trash compactor, tripped and fell sustaining a bilateral ankle fracture.
2017-02-09DawsonvilleGeorgiaAtlanta Gear WorksChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 3-foot scaffold using a wrench to turn a tool on a machine when his wrench slipped. He slipped off the scaffold and hit the floor, breaking six ribs and suffering a contusion.
2016-06-16DawsonvilleGeorgiaGold Creek Foods, LLC.Lower leg(s)Other fall to lower level
On 6/16/16, an employee lost his footing inside of a cardboard trailer and fell to the concrete ground. He broke his left tibia and was hospitalized.