Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-02	Duluth	Ga	Johnson Architectural Metal Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum trim with a miter saw. The saw grabbed the piece of metal, and the employee's left little finger was caught between the table of the saw and the piece of metal. The finger was partially amputated.
2021-07-29	Duluth	Ga	Paragon International Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On 7/29/2021, an employee was putting on her boots while using the door to support herself. The door closed and her right little finger was caught between the door and the doorjamb, resulting in an amputation just below the nailbed.
2021-05-10	Duluth	Ga	Amerimax Diversified Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a continuous gutter forming extruder machine when he noticed a jam. While working to free the jam, the employee sustained a degloving injury to their left index finger.
2021-01-14	Duluth	Ga	New Alliance Services, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder while installing light fixtures on a third-floor balcony when he fell three stories from the ladder to the ground floor, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-01-08	Duluth	Ga	Harcom Data Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a drill and drill bit, drilling a hole into a wood floor plate so he could run data cables through the wall. His left hand slipped off the drill; the bit caught his fingers, lacerating the first two and amputating the tip of the middle finger.
2020-09-10	Duluth	Ga	Suzanna's Kitchen, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift. The forklift crushed his left foot against a cement wall.
2020-07-21	Duluth	Georgia	US Lumber Group, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw equipped with a dado blade to cut a notch in a board. When the employee turned on the saw, the dado blade caught the board and kicked it back, causing the employee's left hand to contact the dado blade. Three fingertips were amputated.
2020-05-20	Duluth	Georgia	Nordson Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the dressing wheel on a grinder. The rag he was using fell between the wheels and pulled his left hand into the wheel. The finger was cut down to the first joint.
2020-03-11	Duluth	Georgia	A.L. Grading Contractors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
A brick mason was using a drill to mix mortar when the drill's cord wrapped around their left ring finger causing a laceration that required hospitalization.
2020-01-21	Duluth	Georgia	Suzanna's Kitchen, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting ingredients inside a grinding machine when a bag fell inside the machine. The employee tried to grab the bag and contacted the auger inside the machine, resulting in a left hand amputation.
2019-07-05	Duluth	Georgia	FACTORY DIRECT WHOLESALE, LLC	Jaw, chin	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was putting material on metal racks using a forklift. The forklift struck the racks, which fell on him and broke his jaw. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-17	Duluth	Georgia	Baily International of Atlanta, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was standing on the forks of a forklift approximately 10 feet off the ground when the forklift turned around a corner and tipped over. The employee jumped off the forklift, breaking one ankle and spraining the other.
2019-02-18	Duluth	Georgia	Club Demostration Service, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell while leaving work, suffering a broken hip.
2018-07-22	Duluth	Georgia	State Farm Insurance	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c.
An employee was hospitalized after fainting due to work stress.
2018-05-15	Duluth	Georgia	Charter Communications	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A maintenance employee was splicing an underground cable. As he was heat shrinking the waterproofing tubing around the cable splice with a torch, the heat caused a gas service line under the cable to break, leaking gas. A flash fire then occurred, burning the employee's face and causing second degree burns to his arm.
2018-03-08	Duluth	Georgia	United Electrical Sales of Georgia	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While retrieving parts from a shelf, an employee operating a cherry picker fell approximately 15 feet to the lower level, suffering a concussion and neck, arm, and leg injuries. A harness was not worn at the time.
2017-08-28	Duluth	Georgia	DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was helping a coworker put an unused wall into a dumpster outside of the office. While standing on the side of the dumpster and guiding the wall inside, the employee lost balance and fell to the concrete ground, suffering a head injury.
2017-07-22	Duluth	Georgia	GWINNETT PLACE HONDA	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was letting a car down on a rack when the rack became jammed. As he was trying to release the latch, a metal piece that had tension on it snapped back and amputated his left fingertip.
2017-02-06	Duluth	Minnesota	Fraser Shipyards, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
On February 6, 2017, an employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch to remove existing welds between plate steel when a spark ignited his insulated bibs. He suffered burns on the upper thighs of both legs, requiring hospitalization.
2016-10-21	Duluth	Georgia	McKesson Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a belt from a conveyor. He used a bar for leverage to remove the belt from the pulley. The motor was on at the time. As the motor caught the bar, it jerked him back and his hand made contact with the other belt, potentially amputating his left middle finger.
2016-10-18	Duluth	Georgia	Service Partners, LLC	Pelvis	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On October 18, 2016, at 4:15 p.m. a temporary employee was caught between the metal building insulation (MBI) machine and the push off bar on the machine while reaching over the machine to pull insulation. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and was hospitalized.
2016-08-16	Duluth	Georgia	Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding rebar coil into a coil bender machine. He was trying to free a jammed coil from the measuring wheel with a screwdriver when the tool became jammed in the measuring wheel. This caused the coil to snag his glove and drag his thumb and index finger back into the transport wheels. His right index finger was partially amputated.
2015-05-19	Duluth	Georgia	McKesson Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was in the picking area staging totes that were in stacks of 15 to 20, with each tote weighing approximately 1 pound. When she reached for the tote, it fell on top of her; she fell back and hit the floor. She was hospitalized.