Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-02-17 | Fort Gordon | Georgia | U.S. Department of Army | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a construction roller machine when it tipped over. The employee fell off the equipment and received internal injuries, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-05-26 | Fort Gordon | Georgia | Penhall Company | Lumbar region | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
An employee was drilling a hole in the foundation when a cinder block fell from the third floor and struck him, causing contusions to his lower back and kidney. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-03-07 | Fort Gordon | Georgia | Geo-Energy Solutions | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee's right-hand pinky fingertip was amputated when an equipment facer fell. | |||||
2015-01-30 | Fort Gordon | Georgia | G- FORCE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
The employee was performing repair and maintenance on the damper unit. The unit door was held by another employee. When the door was released due to the strong negative air pressure the door slammed onto the second employee's hand causing the amputation of his right ring and middle fingertips. |