| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Ellenwood | Ga | KEYSTONE MASONRY, INC. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| A masonry worker was on a scaffold when a 2-by-4 broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground and suffer two broken arms. | |||||
| 2020-07-08 | Ellenwood | Georgia | R+L Carriers | Fingertip(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift at a freight terminal dock. As the forklift backed up, it pinned the employee's right middle finger against a safety pole next to a dock door. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-07-05 | Ellenwood | Georgia | Estes Express Lines, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was placing freight inside a trailer. The trailer pulled away from the dock and the employee fell to the ground, suffering injuries to the right leg, right hip, and left arm. | |||||
| 2019-01-11 | Ellenwood | Georgia | R + L Carriers | Ankle(s) and knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While exiting a guard shack, an employee missed the first of two steps and fell to the concrete ground, fracturing the left knee and right ankle and lacerating the left middle finger. | |||||
| 2018-09-18 | Ellenwood | Georgia | AAA Cooper Transporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was preparing to connect a tow dolly when it pinned and crushed his left hand. He suffered a broken index finger and severe bruising. | |||||
| 2018-05-23 | Ellenwood | Georgia | XPO Logistics | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a forklift to remove items from a rack when the forklift became stuck. Another employee came to assist using a different piece of equipment. When the forklift became unstuck, it jerked and the forks entered the first employee's foot. | |||||
| 2018-03-07 | Ellenwood | Georgia | State Farm | Thigh(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was inspecting the attic of a home when she fell through the garage ceiling to the concrete floor below, breaking her femur. | |||||
| 2017-08-27 | Ellenwood | Georgia | FEDEX GROUND | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was removing electrical parts from a metal cabinet for salvaging when the cabinet fell and struck the employee, breaking the tibia. | |||||
| 2017-08-05 | Ellenwood | Georgia | AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was hooking up a set of trailers when his left thumb was pinched and severely lacerated by the pintle hook. | |||||
| 2017-07-31 | Ellenwood | Georgia | Southeast Wholesale Door, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a loading dock attempting to open the back door of a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer pulled away from the loading dock and the employee fell off the loading dock. The employee sustained right leg fractures to the femur and fibula, as well as a broken tibia and clavicle. | |||||
| 2017-07-07 | Ellenwood | Georgia | R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee was trying to move a pallet using a rope and pallet jack. The rope had tension and made contact with the employee's left middle finger, lacerating and amputating it. | |||||
| 2017-04-04 | Ellenwood | Georgia | Home Depot | Ankle(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack and fractured the left ankle when it became lodged between the pallet jack and the upright at the end of the bay. | |||||
| 2016-10-10 | Ellenwood | Georgia | Sunbelt Builders, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was pushing a board though a saw blade when a splinter entered his hand. His left hand then jerked and hit the turning saw blade, amputating his left thumb above the knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-09-10 | Ellenwood | Georgia | SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lifting a dock plate when the plate fell and crushed three left-hand fingers. The fingertips had to be partially amputated. | |||||
| 2016-09-02 | Ellenwood | Georgia | Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking in the yard when another employee driving a tractor trailer backed up over his foot fracturing it. | |||||
| 2015-08-03 | Ellenwood | Georgia | Comcast, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee climbed up a ladder to replace a faulty aerial drop at the mid-span connection point. He fell from the ladder and sustained a left forearm compound fracture. | |||||