Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-27 | Greensboro | Nc | U.S. Postal Service | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was on top of a conveyor clearing a jam. A moving roller amputated their arm. | |||||
2019-08-16 | Greensboro | Georgia | NIBCO INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
A packing associate was cleaning under a packing bin and as he stood back up he grabbed the discharge chute. The discharge chute came down, pinching his finger at the hinge point, causing a partial amputation of his right thumb tip. | |||||
2019-03-20 | Greensboro | Georgia | Adkinson Steel Erectors | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet |
An employee was removing and installing skylights when the employee fell approximately 42 feet through a skylight to ground level, injuring the lower body and head. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-03-15 | Greensboro | North Caroli | U. S. Postal Service | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
While operating a stand-up tram or PIT, an employee was hospitalized for a fractured hand after it was caught between the PIT steering wheel and an APU. | |||||
2016-02-16 | Greensboro | Georgia | NIBCO INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was removing a mold from the injection molding machine and pinched a finger resulting in amputation. | |||||
2016-02-15 | Greensboro | Georgia | NEW ENGLAND WIRE PRODUCTS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee amputated fingertips while operating a shearing machine. | |||||
2015-09-03 | Greensboro | Georgia | Pure Beauty Farms/Horizon Growers | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell while hanging baskets and struck their head, sustaining a concussion. | |||||
2015-07-06 | Greensboro | North Caroli | U.S. Postal Service | Nonclassifiable | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee running from a dog jumped onto a car and crashed through the windshield. |