| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-21 | Milledgeville | Ga | Chemtex, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was pushing extra material through a bonder machine when their right hand contacted the bonder, resulting in the amputation of four fingers at the palm level. | |||||
| 2021-06-21 | Milledgeville | Ga | Chemtex, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A temporary employee was trying to help pull a jammed pad through a pad cutter. The cut button was pressed while the employee's thumb was in the path of the blade, which partially amputated the thumb. | |||||
| 2018-04-05 | Milledgeville | Georgia | Walmart Superstore | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee working with pallets began to have chest and rib pain. | |||||
| 2018-02-09 | Milledgeville | Georgia | Attaway Recycling LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee and a coworker were removing a 2,500-pound block of concrete using a front-end loader that was hooked to a crane. The coworker was driving the loader while the employee guided the concrete when a corner of the block hit another block and started spinning around. The employee was attempting to stop it from spinning around when the chain came undone, allowing the concrete to fall on and fracture his right leg. | |||||
| 2016-02-11 | Milledgeville | Georgia | TNS Hardwood Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A worker was backing a log out of the mill when the log became jammed. When a maintenance employee attempted to push the log out with a block of wood, a chain amputated the maintenance employee's right index finger. | |||||
| 2015-12-09 | Milledgeville | Georgia | UTILICON SERVICES, INC. | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| While attempting to install a hand line, an employee made contact with an energized power line, receiving second and third degree burns to the left hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-04-30 | Milledgeville | Georgia | Spinks General Contracting, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was elevated in a work platform attached to a forklift when a piece of conduit fell, striking the basket and knocking him from it. He fell approximately 20 feet and sustained a broken wrist and leg, requiring surgery. | |||||