| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-24 | Monticello | Ms | Georgia Pacific Monticello LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered a broken and lacerated right thumb while cleaning wood chips from a screen room. | |||||
| 2021-09-30 | Monticello | Fl | IPS Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On September 30, 2021, an employee was operating a hole punch machine that is activated by a pneumatic foot pedal. The employee was punching holes completely through heater pans when a piece of plastic from one of the heater pans got stuck inside the hole. The employee attempted to remove the piece of plastic when the foot pedal was pressed and the machine blade struck his right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation without bone loss. | |||||
| 2021-04-15 | Monticello | Ga | U.S. Postal Service | Ankle(s) | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode |
| An employee stepped out of a post office vehicle to deliver a parcel to a residence and twisted their ankle, resulting in a fall and an ankle fracture that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-03-04 | Monticello | Ny | The Center for Discovery | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on a wet, recently mopped floor and fell, suffering a broken femur and wrist. | |||||
| 2021-01-11 | Monticello | Ga | Georgia Torrefaction Technology LLC | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing a jam from a pellet feed mill bin. The machine was activated while the employee was in the bin, and an auger and flail arm injured the employee's leg. The leg was medically amputated just below the hip. | |||||
| 2021-01-08 | Monticello | Fl | SE Roofing & Construction, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| On January 8, 2021, an employee fell from a ladder he was climbing. He landed on his feet on the ground, about 10 feet below, and suffered a back injury. | |||||
| 2020-06-18 | Monticello | Arkansas | Maxwell Hardwood Flooring Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a stacker machine when one of the boards became jammed. He hit the board with his hand, causing the jam to clear. The cleared board then struck his hand, smashing his right pinky finger against a metal frame just below the fingernail and resulting in a partial finger amputation. | |||||
| 2019-08-21 | Monticello | Kentucky | U.S.Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While delivering mail, an employee began to suffer heat-/dehydration-related illness. | |||||
| 2019-07-17 | Monticello | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Cheese Group, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A block of cheese was transferring from the brine area to the packaging area on the metal mesh transfer conveyor. An employee was straightening the block of cheese when his finger got caught in the metal mesh belt. When the employee pulled his hand free, the pad of the employee's left index finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-07-12 | Monticello | Florida | IPS Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| A thermo-former operator had been trimming excess flashing off the hot water pan and then placing the bar code stickers onto them. He clocked out for lunch when he started to feel cramps in his legs and arms and was sweating profusely. He then felt pain throughout his body. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2019-03-13 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC | Multiple body parts | Explosion |
| An employee was checking a process line when a liquid pulp container blew up, causing second degree burns to the employee's arms, legs, and back. | |||||
| 2018-09-20 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia Pacific | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was repairing a steam condensate line. The employee removed a flange and steam condensate was released, causing first and second degree burns to the employee's upper body. | |||||
| 2018-08-17 | Monticello | Arkansas | SEAARK, LLC. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee had stopped welding at a small part welding station and was walking around the table when he tripped on the welding leads and fell to the concrete floor, breaking his hip. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-08-17 | Monticello | Arkansas | Drew Foam Companies Inc. | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a feeder that laminates Styrofoam panels to produce garage door insulation. She was feeding the Styrofoam panels and sheets of film into the feeder when her glove was caught and her right hand was pulled into the machine. She suffered contusions and swelling of the hand and wrist. | |||||
| 2018-07-31 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia Pacific Monticello LLC. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
| An employee was in a break room when a spare lithium ion flashlight battery in his pocket reacted with spare change and ignited. He suffered burns to his left thigh, both hands, and his fingers. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-24 | Monticello | Mississippi | Atlas Maufacturing Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was fitting metal baskets together with an overhead gantry crane when his left ring finger was caught between baskets, severely lacerating the front and back of his left ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-19 | Monticello | Georgia | JASPER HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| At 2:00 p.m., on June 19, 2017, an employee was exiting the restroom when her fifth fingertip was caught and amputated between the doorframe and the self-closing door as she attempted to keep the door from slamming shut. | |||||
| 2017-04-18 | Monticello | Georgia | Georgia Pacific MDF Plant, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was attempting to remove an RTD (thermometer) from a hot oil pipe to replace it and was splashed with hot oil on his face and arms resulting in first and second degree burns. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2016-08-13 | Monticello | Mississippi | Lawrence County Nursing Facility | Head | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell and hit her head while assisting a resident who had fallen. | |||||
| 2016-08-02 | Monticello | Georgia | PERMATHERM, INC. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was operating a foam-cutting machine. After completing the cuts on the foam material, the employee was moving away from the machine and was electrically shocked by it, suffering right hand and arm injuries that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-15 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Two employees were working in the roll finishing area of the paper machine building. A 2,000-5,000 lb. roll of paper smashed an employee's feet and toes causing fractures and contusions requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-09 | Monticello | Georgia | Georgia Pacific MDF Plant, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| A forklift operator suffered heat stroke while working at the MDF plant. | |||||
| 2016-05-20 | Monticello | Mississippi | GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| While attempting to investigate the cause of a hot wood pulp stock overflow, an employee stepped into pulp stock that was higher than his rubber boots. The stock was approximately 135 degrees and caused second degree burns to the employee's right leg and foot, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-04-19 | Monticello | Florida | Madison Oaks Farm LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden |
| On April 19, 2016, an employee was rounding up cattle when a bull spooked the employee's horse. The horse threw the employee to the ground, breaking four of the employee's ribs. | |||||
| 2016-04-01 | Monticello | New York | WILLIAM H. LANE, INC. | Multiple pelvic region locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was removing whalers of gang form. While positioned on the form, he removed one nut, and the form slid backwards. He was still connected to the form when the form detached from the concrete wall and fell. He fell 8 feet 6 inches with the form to the ground, dislocating his hip and breaking his pelvis. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-02-24 | Monticello | Mississippi | Fair Oil Company | Leg(s) | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was pumping fuel from his truck to an aboveground tank when the system malfunctioned and the fuel leaked, causing the truck to catch on fire. To avoid the fire, the employee quickly exited the truck and hit the ground, breaking his leg. | |||||
| 2016-01-14 | Monticello | New York | William H. Lane, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing the inside corner form for a concrete foundation when his left hand was crushed between the form and a waler, amputating his left middle finger and fracturing his thumb. | |||||
| 2015-12-10 | Monticello | Mississippi | Enviro Mat LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee amputated three left-hand fingers while operating a chop saw. | |||||
| 2015-11-22 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was pulled into a running winder crushing the employee's left hand and lower left arm. | |||||
| 2015-09-14 | Monticello | New York | Publishers Fufillment Circulation | Head and trunk | Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway |
| An employee was injured driving when he swerved to miss a deer and impacted a telephone pole. The employee's injuries consisted of a torn pancreas, fractured ribs, chest pains and a head laceration. | |||||
| 2015-05-16 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| Around 1:30 AM on Saturday, May 16, 2015, an employee who had been washing accumulated spilled lime near an area utility drain stepped into dry lime, which came up over and into his ~10-inch tall steel-toed work boots. He received third degree chemical burns to his feet and lower legs and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-01-07 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC | Thigh(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| At the No. 2 White Liquor Clarifier Tank, two employees were working on a mixer on top of a large tank to replace the gear box that rotates the mixer. The employees removed five of the eight bolts from the flange when the flange fractured through the bolt holes of the three remaining bolts causing the unit to rotate about 10 degrees (6"). The gear housing struck one of the employees on the right leg and fractured his femur. | |||||