Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-18 | Lagrange | Ga | Yasufuku USA, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting parts using a bandsaw. The employee's left wrist contacted the sawblade and was severely lacerated, causing an amputation. The blade was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2021-10-13 | Lagrange | Ga | Sewon America, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
A coil was being lowered onto a de-coiler. An employee was trying to remove a label and was struck by the coil, suffering a broken right foot. | |||||
2021-09-11 | Lagrange | Ga | PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While walking from the sales floor to the deli, an employee tripped on a rug and fell sustaining a broken hip. | |||||
2021-06-22 | Lagrange | Oh | United States Postal Service | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
On June 22, 2021, an employee was working from a raised scissor lift, stepped backward, and fell from the lift onto the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and spinal fractures. | |||||
2021-02-10 | Lagrange | Ga | Sewon America Inc | Pelvis | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a wireless remote to operate an overhead gantry crane with a load. The load moved toward him and pinned him against a die, breaking his pelvis. | |||||
2020-08-25 | Lagrangeville | Ny | Rogers and Sons Concrete | Leg(s) | Nonclassifiable |
A Rogers and Sons Concrete employee sustained a leg fracture at a construction site. | |||||
2020-06-10 | Lagrange | Georgia | O'Neal, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee was walking when he tripped and fell to the floor fracturing his right tibia. | |||||
2020-03-06 | Lagrange | Georgia | Troup Hauling Company, LLC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was pouring gasoline into a vehicle carburetor. The gasoline ignited and burned the employee's right arm and hand, right-side chest and neck, and left arm. | |||||
2019-08-14 | Lagrange | Georgia | Danny Adkins Construction | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was preparing to leave a roof when he slipped and fell to the porch below, striking his head; he then fell over the porch to the ground, where he struck his head again. | |||||
2019-07-18 | Lagrange | Georgia | WalMart Supercenter | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was loading pallets onto a trailer using a stand-up forklift when their right hand contacted the trailer and was fractured. | |||||
2019-07-16 | Lagrange | Georgia | Southeastern Freight Lines | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was checking the freight he had just loaded into a truck for transport when a forklift backed into him and fractured his left ankle. | |||||
2019-06-05 | Lagrange | Georgia | C. W. Matthews | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was unloading a bundle of bridge foundation beams. While disconnecting the rigging chains, the beams shifted and the employee's leg and foot were pinned between two beams causing foot and ankle fractures. | |||||
2019-01-18 | Lagrange | Georgia | A-1 EMPLOYMENT, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee's left middle fingertip was caught by the latch of a door as it closed. The fingertip was amputated about halfway down the nail. | |||||
2018-07-05 | Lagrange | Georgia | Milliken & Company | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was in a warehouse, operating a powered industrial truck, when his left leg was caught between the truck and a support beam. The leg was amputated from the calf down. | |||||
2018-02-22 | Lagrange | Georgia | Kimberly Clark | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
While prepping the winder on the SMS 2 machine, an employee's finger was caught between a non-powered tool and the machine's guard. The tip of the left pinkie finger was amputated. | |||||
2017-08-16 | Lagrange | Georgia | Milliken & Company | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was troubleshooting the lack of tar movement going from a tank truck to a storage tank when the flex hose disconnected and sprayed him with hot tar. He suffered burns to his right foot, right leg, both arms, and face. | |||||
2017-07-12 | Lagrange | Georgia | Sewon Robotics USA, LLC. | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a forklift that was backing up. The forklift ran over and lacerated his right ankle. | |||||
2017-03-18 | Lagrange | Georgia | TRINIDAD-BENHAM CORP. | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a small metal scrap baler. The baler engaged while the employee's left foot was in the machine resulting in amputation of the foot at the ankle. | |||||
2016-09-16 | Lagrange | Georgia | Duracell Manufacturing | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. While backing up, his left foot was caught between a wall and the lift, breaking his left leg. | |||||
2016-01-20 | Lagrange | Georgia | Randstad | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a jig saw to cut fabric and cut his left index finger. | |||||
2015-12-14 | Lagrange | Georgia | Tritter Feefer Home Collection, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a table saw when his right middle finger was amputated. The saw was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2015-10-08 | Lagrange | Georgia | In Green Technologies | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam on the bucket condenser when the wheel crushed his fingers in between two metal pieces resulting in the amputation of the index and middle fingers on the right hand. | |||||
2015-08-09 | Lagrange | Georgia | Gillette Duracell Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee's finger was amputated while changing a coupling on a drive shaft. The finger was pinched between an indexer sprocket and the cell chain. | |||||
2015-08-03 | Lagrange | Georgia | Global Supply Network Division Logistics | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee's finger got pinched between a stationary forklift and a cart loaded with metal products. The finger was amputated. | |||||
2015-06-24 | Lagrange | Georgia | Georgia Right of Way Company | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee performing tree trimming for an easement lost control of a circle saw and was cut on the bicep of the right arm. He was working from an aerial lift along Rakestraw Road in LaGrange, Georgia. | |||||
2015-06-02 | Lagrange | Georgia | Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta | Arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
The employee was leaving the church building and walking within the courtyard. The employee lost balance and fell on the lawn. The fall resulted in a fracture of the right arm and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-05-06 | Lagrange | Georgia | Lee Staffing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was using a forklift to place a mold on a pallet. The injured employee was removing a 4"x4" post from under the mold. The mold tipped, crushing the injured employee's left thumb. | |||||
2015-02-14 | Lagrange | Georgia | MILLIKEN & COMPANY- VALWAY PLANT | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
The tip of the employee's right index finger was amputated when it was caught between the fabric and the rollers of the doffing machine. |