DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-08-01DouglasGaOptima Chemical Group, LLCHand(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unclogging a line when lithium nickel oxide entered his gloves, causing a burn. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-24DouglasvilleGaLINCOLN TRUCKING INC.Multiple body partsExplosion
An employee was standing near his truck while hot liquid were being loaded into it. The liquid clogged, and while a pump was being used to blow and pull it, there was an explosion. The hot liquid burned the employee's face, hands, and feet.
2021-04-23DouglasGaWalmart, Inc.Multiple head locationsPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) and backed under a storage rack. The employee's head and face struck the rack and the employee sustained contusions and lacerations.
2020-09-18DouglasGaLark United Manufacturing, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a pneumatic-powered shear and suffered a partial amputation of the left ring and pinky fingers.
2020-08-29DouglasGaBROOKS WELDING, INC.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing a 20-foot extension ladder. He fell from 16 feet up; his head struck a beam before he landed on the platform below, and he briefly lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, having suffered four cracked ribs, a cracked pelvic bone, a concussion, and a broken hand.
2020-05-19DouglassvillePennsylvaniaAmerican Crane & Equipment CorporationAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was looking through a warehouse for missing parts. The employee tripped over some spools of electrical wire and suffered a broken right ankle.
2020-05-08DouglasGeorgiaTri-County Gin, Inc.Neck, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a trailer looking at the motor of a construction loader when he fell backwards off the trailer onto the asphalt ground. He suffered two damaged neck vertebrae and a laceration to the back of the head.
2020-01-27DouglasvilleGeorgiaSeasons-4, Inc. Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting metal with a shear machine when the blade amputated the employee's fingertip.
2020-01-21DouglasvilleGeorgiaWind River Environmental, LLCToes(s), toenail(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was having a conversation with an excavator operator when the push blade of the excavator fell onto the employee's left foot, pinning it to the ground. He was hospitalized with injuries to his left toes.
2019-09-01DouglasNorth DakotaGooseneck ImplementFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was attempting to repair or diagnose an issue with the raise valve on a combine header at a customer's farm. A hydraulic line broke loose, injecting hydraulic fluid into the employee's left index finger and fracturing the finger, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-19DouglasGeorgiaLark United Manufacturing, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was welding on a cargo trailer when he began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-06-19DouglassvilleTexasAdvanced Lumberworks, LLCHand(s) and wrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was fixing a chain and unjamming an edger machine when the machine was turned on. The employee's right hand was pulled into the machine, injuring the back of the right hand and the right wrist.
2019-04-11DouglasvilleGeorgiaRandstadFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending sheet metal roof cleats on a folding machine. The ram came down on his hand, amputating the three middle fingers at the knuckle and crushing the little finger. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-15DouglasGeorgiaWalmart Distribution Center #6010Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee was attempting to remove a jammed box on a conveyor system when his apron was caught in the conveyor roller and pulled him down. The employee caught himself with his hands and then his left pinky finger went into the roller. He pulled his finger free and then his right pinky finger went into the roller. The roller partially amputated his right pinky fingertip and his left finger was fractured.
2018-08-15DouglasGeorgiaSoutheastern Grocers LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting neck bones with a saw when the employee's right thumb contacted the blade, resulting in an amputation.
2018-07-02DouglasGeorgiaPilgrim's Pride CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a bird that was in a neck skinner machine's 6-inch-diameter drain. He had inserted his arm about 14 inches when his hand contacted the machine's enclosed rollers, resulting in the partial amputation of his left ring and pinky fingers.
2018-06-30DouglasArizonaU.S. Border Patrol-Douglas StationBODY SYSTEMSStings and venomous bites
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol employee was conducting area orientation activities in his station's area of responsibility when a rattlesnake bit his lower right leg.
2018-06-08DouglasGeorgiaPilgrims Pride CorporationFingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
The injured employee was attempting to move a rack of chicken product when the roller that held a roll of plastic wrap fell catching the employee's right index finger between the roller and the frame. A second employee attempted to assist the injured employee and lifted the roller off the employee's hand. The employee shifted their hand and the roller fell a second time. The roller landed on the injured employee's hand causing their right index finger to be caught in the frame resulting in a fin
2018-06-05DouglasGeorgiaBlue Line Distribution, Inc.Ankle(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading pizza boxes onto a hand cart while standing on an elevated liftgate when the cart became unstable. The employee attempted to stabilize the cart and subsequently lost his balance, falling approximately 3 feet to the ground and fracturing his left ankle.
2018-04-09DouglasvilleGeorgiaAtomic Transport, LLCLeg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was coming down the ladder on the back of a trailer when he lost his balance and fell onto the ground, fracturing his right leg.
2018-03-02DouglasGeorgiaLark United Manufacturing, Inc.Toes(s), toenail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was adjusting a trailer hitch when it fell on his right foot, breaking his pinky toe. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-01-05DouglasGeorgiaTHOMPSON MACHINE COMPANY, INC.Leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping to move a large metal plate with a forklift when the plate slipped and crushed the employee's right leg, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-07DouglasGeorgiaPremium Peanut, LLCLower leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was standing next to a semi-truck and trailer when the employee's clothing became caught in the trailer. The truck pulled away, and the employee was crushed between the trailer and the ground, and then between the trailer and a guardrail. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
2017-05-23DouglasArizonaU.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTIONLower leg(s)Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
An employee was performing edged weapons defense training when her right foot became lodged between two padded mats. She fell to the ground and a coworker fell on top of her, causing her right leg to twist. She broke her fibula and tibia.
2017-04-26DouglassvillePennsylvaniaAMERICAN CRANE & EQUIPMENT CORPORATIONFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pressing a bearing when his finger became caught in the press machine, resulting in amputation of his left index fingertip.
2017-03-13DouglasArizonaU.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTIONBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On March 12, 2017, at approximately 2 p.m., an employee was participating in a ruck march when he suffered dehydration and diarrhea, requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-01DouglasGeorgiaPilgrim's Pride CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was under a conveyor to retrieve a bird in live hang and caught their right hand in an unguarded, moving chain and sprocket resulting in partial amputation of the right middle, ring, and pinky fingers.
2016-07-20DouglasGeorgiaElixir Door and Metals CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee placed their left hand on the line conveyor, which moves doors down the line. When the conveyor started up, the employee's left middle finger was caught between the steel frame of the conveyor and a gap in the steel conveyor belt, resulting in a partial amputation and an open fracture to the left middle finger.
2016-06-17DouglasGeorgiaLowes Home Center, LLCKnee(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a door on a cart from the exterior to the interior of the store when a gust of wind caused the door to strike her in the leg, breaking her knee and requiring hospitalization.
2016-06-15DouglasGeorgiaDIAMOND CARGO, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While cutting plywood with a table saw, an employee suffered a partial amputation to the fifth (pinky finger) and fourth (ring finger) digits and a severe laceration to the third digit (middle finger) on his right hand.
2016-05-17DouglasvilleGeorgiaKirklands Stores Inc.Leg(s)Walking, without other incident-single episode
An employee was standing on a step stool to refresh a kitchen display. After stepping off the step stool, he began walking, felt a pop in his right leg, and experienced leg pain. He was hospitalized.
2016-03-25DouglasGeorgiaCOFFEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.Multiple body partsFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was making her rounds and slipped and fell on the floor. The employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a bruised left knee, a hairline fracture to the right knee, a displaced fracture to the left rib, a fracture to the left wrist and an impact fracture to the neck and left shoulder.
2016-03-13DouglasvilleGeorgiaJo-Ann Stores, LLCHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee fractured her hip after tripping over a pedestal fan cord.
2016-01-11DouglasGeorgiaStaffmate, Inc.Arm(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's left arm was lacerated by a saw, requiring hospitalization.
2015-11-22DouglasArizonaU.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTIONAnkle(s)Nonclassifiable
An employee was responding to a sensor alert in Grid 4A and injured the left ankle. The employee was later hospitalized for a fractured ankle and infection.
2015-11-10DouglasGeorgiaWal-Mart Stores, Inc.HeadNonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee fell from the pallet jack he was operating when the pallet jack struck a guardrail. The back of his head struck the ground and was lacerated.
2015-11-02DouglassvillePennsylvaniaCosmetic Essence LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation due to contact with an unguarded chain and sprocket located on the packaging conveyor.
2015-07-27DouglasGeorgiaPilgrims PrideFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
During a deboning process, an employee's left-hand index fingertip was cut by a knife. The fingertip was medically amputated just below the cuticle line.
2015-07-16DouglassvillePennsylvaniaSpeedway LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee's left ring finger got caught on an air pump as he was hurrying to return to the store. He fell, dislocating his right thumb and degloving his left ring finger. He was hospitalized and his finger was amputated.
2015-06-24DouglasvilleGeorgiaBenton Georgia, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee who became dizzy was hospitalized and treated for heat-related illness.
2015-05-05DouglasGeorgiaWal-MartFingernail(s), nailbed(s) Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A motorized conveyor flipped over while unloading a trailer. The conveyor belt was stopped; when an employee tried to flip it back to its normal position, the conveyor started back up, pinching his finger between the belt and a roller and resulting in a partial amputation. Approximately 95 percent of his left ring fingernail was removed.
2015-04-09DouglasGeorgiaPilgrim's Pride CorporationHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee got a hand caught in an auger while filling a bag with ice.
2015-02-03DouglasvilleGeorgiaAT & T CommunicationsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was walking behind a ditch witch, digging a ditch for underground fiber optic lines. The equipment hit a rut in the ground and fell to the side, trapping the employee's right hand between the controls and a tree. The right thumb was severely cut and was barely hanging on by two pieces of flesh. The employee was transported and admitted to Grady hospital.