DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-04Mountain TopPaMountain Top FoamThigh(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was building foam tubs and stacking them on a pallet. As she was stacking a tub on the pallet, her left foot caught the pallet and she fell to the floor. She suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized.
2021-05-18Mountain HomeIdB&B Simplot Grain SilosMultiple body partsDust explosion
An employee was welding when there was a dust flash fire and explosion. The employee was burned on the hand and the upper torso.
2021-04-24Mountain TopPaGruma CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to push out a catch pan to clean an area. The employee's right index finger came into contact with the machine's drive chain and sprocket, causing an amputation to the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.
2021-03-28Mountain TopPaSVC Manufacturing, IncorporatedFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was ripping off excess plastic from a pallet on a conveyor when their left hand was crushed between a pallet and a metal stop on a roller conveyor. The employee sustained a middle finger amputation to the first knuckle.
2021-02-09Stone MountainGaTHERMO PAC, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a new roll of film into a packing machine when the air-actuated jaw closed and reopened on the tip of his right index finger, resulting in an amputation.
2021-02-03Mountain ViewArFIBER ENERGY PRODUCTS AR LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
On 2/3/21 at 2:21 p.m., an employee was setting the rolls in a pellet mill using wrenches and an air blower to blow off the dust that accumulates. The employee's glove became caught in the roll, pulling his left hand in and amputating his ring and middle fingers. The nail and skin was removed from his index finger.
2021-01-27Stone MountainGaPEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANYLeg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was at a customer site delivering product. He was trying to lower his lift gate when the dock leveler was engaged. He fell between the dock and the lift gate and injured his legs.
2020-08-20Stone MountainGaMaxim Crane WorksUpper and lower limb(s)Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was disassembling a mobile crane. Part of the crane came in contact with a service line for a cell tower. The employee sustained electrical burns to the left arm and right foot.
2020-07-21Mountain HomeIdahoProfessional Pump Service, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was removing pipe from the lifting hook when the pipe slipped out of the hook and partially amputated the employee's right middle finger.
2020-07-12Mountain BrookAlabamaWhole Foods Market Group, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a meat saw to cut dry-aged beef and amputated her left pinky fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-02Stone MountainGeorgiaAndrew Electric Co., Inc.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersContact with objects and equipment
An employee was on a scissor lift, pulling data cable. The lift struck and injured his stomach.
2020-05-27Mountain BrookAlabamaAllied Universal Security ServicesMultiple body partsFall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
Employee tripped while stepping onto a curb and fell into a stone wall. The employee's purse snagged on the wall as she fell. She suffered a broken nose and left shoulder.
2020-04-25Mountain TopPennsylvaniaMISSION FOODSFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a piece of plastic from a conveyor line when her right hand was caught between the conveyor roller and a nip point, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation.
2020-03-16Stone MountainGeorgiaOldcastle InfrastructureHand(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was transferring finished product (cured concrete) from a staging area. As he moved a piece of wood cribbing, his left hand was pinched between the concrete and the cribbing. He was hospitalized for a hand injury.
2020-03-08Mountain HomeTennesseeMountain Home Veteran Medical CenterHeadOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had climbed on a desk to change a clock on the wall. The employee became light-headed and fell to the floor, hitting his head and sustaining a contusion.
2020-01-31Stone MountainGeorgiaThe Conlan CompanyPelvisFall, slip, trip, n.e.c.
An employee was removing 65-foot concrete wall braces using a powered industrial truck and a choker sling. He was holding a tag line at the end of the brace. When the brace was removed the balance was uneven. The brace cantilevered and seesawed the employee 20 feet into the air. He struck the ground, fracturing his pelvis.
2020-01-20Mountain TopPennsylvaniaMission FoodsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee tried to clean a roller with a metal tong when the employee's right hand was caught between the roller and the tong, causing an amputation to the index finger.
2019-09-11Stone MountainGeorgiaTHERMO PAC, LLCLeg(s)Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking on the concrete floor in a parking lot. The employee was hospitalized with a leg injury.
2019-07-18Blue MountainMississippiDirt Cheap, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
After operating a forklift, an employee walked to an outside shipping area, lost consciousness, and fell, striking his head on the concrete. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and the head injury.
2019-07-09Blue MountainMississippiDirt Cheep, LLCNonclassifiableBites and stings
An employee was bitten by a spider while stocking shelves in a warehouse. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-06-20Mountain GroveMissouriWal-Mart SupercenterKnee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on her knee in the deli department. She fractured her kneecap.
2019-05-17Mountain TopPennsylvaniaCornellCookson, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a truck and placing metal rods onto a cantilever rack with the aid of a hoist. A metal rod dislodged from the rack, fell, and struck the employee on the back. The employee suffered a fractured back bone and was hospitalized.
2019-05-13Mountain TopPennsylvaniaRose Metal Systems, Inc.Multiple trunk locationsStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was standing on a flat bed truck reading labels on parts to another employee who was on the ground. The injured employee put their foot on an interior support column weighing 826 pounds that was stacked four high and the stack shifted. The employee jumped to the ground and the column fell on top of him. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a punctured lung, a punctured liver and internal bleeding.
2019-05-07Mountain LakesNew JerseyNG Gilbert Services LLC FaceStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On 5/7/2019, an employee was working on the ground level collecting falling brush from a tree and disposing of it in a wood chipper. A second employee was performing tree pruning and utility line clearance operations in a utility truck bucket approximately 45 feet high. The second employee began to cut a tree lead, approximately 15 feet in length, with a chainsaw. The tree lead then fell and struck the first employee's face, causing nose and facial lacerations, fractures, and contusions.
2019-04-28Mountain HomeTennesseeMountain Home Veteran Medical CenterKnee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
On April 28, 2019, an employee was walking down a hallway she slipped and fell. Her left kneecap was fractured and she was hospitalized.
2019-04-02Round MountainTexasBigs #108Arm(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a box cutter to remove a zip-tie on a tote when it slipped and cut his left arm, severing an artery. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-03-25Mountain HomeTennesseeVeterans Administration Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking down a hall, an employee tripped over a box and fell to the concrete floor, breaking her left hip.
2019-03-15Mountain ViewArkansasFIBER ENERGY PRODUCTSMultiple body partsDust explosion
On March 15, 2019, at 1530, two employees noticed smoke from the sawdust bin. The two employees attempted to move the sawdust in the bin to the ground via an auger system. Thirty minutes later, the employees opened the lower hatch. A blast of fire shot from the hatch, severely burning the two men. The first employee suffered burns on the neck, face, and hands. The second employee suffered burns on the chest and stomach area.
2018-08-29MountainNorth DakotaPastorek ConstructionFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a lift when the employee's left thumb was pinched between pieces of metal, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2018-08-29Mountain VillageAlaskaKwikpak Fisheries LLCBrainCollision between water vehicle and object
Between around 4:30 and 4:45 p.m., two employees were motoring a skiff down a river when the skiff hydroplaned and struck the shoreline. The employees were both injured: one suffered upper body injuries (suspected broken ribs) and a concussion and the other suffered facial and leg injuries. Both were hospitalized.
2018-07-11Blue MountainMississippiConsolidated Container Company, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a wrench to adjust a screw on a mold machine when her right hand was pinched between the wrench and the machine's plate, fracturing two fingers of her right hand. Her index finger had to be partially amputated.
2018-06-29Mountain HomeArkansasEATON CORPORATIONFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
During the start of shift operations, the injured employee was guiding rubber along the bottom of the machine when his thumb contacted the mill knife door located under the roller area. The thumb was fractured.
2018-04-04Stone MountainGeorgiaThermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group)NonclassifiableExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a kettle and added chlorine to the hot water and chemicals that were already in the kettle. When he added the chlorine, the water bubbled up and burned him, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-08Mountain HomeIdahoOwyhee Farming, LLCFaceStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was repairing a hand line irrigation system when a riser blew and hit him in the face.
2017-08-28Mountain HomeIdahoUSDA Forest Service, Mountain Home Ranger DistrictHand(s)Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a truck to a work station. She was turning a corner when the truck's back wheel went over the bank, rolling the vehicle. When the truck rolled, her left hand went out of the window and was smashed.
2017-08-21Mountain TopPennsylvaniaBerry Global IncorporatedFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's finger was pinched between the core and metal shaft on a plastic roll, amputating his fingertip.
2017-06-24Stone MountainGeorgiaAmerican Medical ResponseFingertip(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was exiting the side door of the patient area of the ambulance when the door closed on his left hand, amputating his left ring fingertip.
2017-02-27Mountain TopPennsylvaniaA&R TransportNonclassifiableFall, slip, trip
An employee was unloading at a customer location when the product became plugged with pressure still on the pneumatic trailer. The employee removed the 6" fill line cap, causing the pressure to release and the cap discharged into the employee's chest knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae, bruising to his chest, and a head contusion.
2017-01-20Mountain Home A F BIdahoAAFES, Mountain Home AFB, IDAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on black ice while opening the lid of a dumpster. The employee's leg was caught beneath the dumpster, breaking the ankle.
2017-01-15Mountain TopPennsylvaniaMission FoodsLower leg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was returning from their car after a break when they slipped on ice and fell in the parking lot. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and fibula and was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-08-10Mountain TopPennsylvaniaCornell Cookson, IncorporatedFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
When the employee placed a piece of metal into the shear, the weight difference between the heavy end and lighter end caused the piece of metal to be raised above the shear table. The shear cycle then activated via the foot pedal, and the hold-downs and guard lowered and forced the piece of metal down toward the shear table. The employee's right index fingertip was pinched and amputated between the metal and the shear table.
2016-08-02MountainburgArkansasArkansas Electric CooperativesBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was cutting a tree into smaller pieces when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2016-05-10Mountain HomeArkansasBaxter Healthcare CorporationKnee(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's right knee and left foot were struck by a forklift while she was crossing an aisle way. She suffered a fractured patella.
2016-03-05Mountain HomeArkansasWAL-MART STORES, INC.Arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While coaching and training a cart associate, an employee tripped over a speed bump outside the store and fell on her left arm, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.
2016-02-02Mountain TopPennsylvaniaCrestwood Membrane dba i2MHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about 2/2/16, an employee was cleaning a laminator machine with a brillo pad in his gloved hand when the laminating roll, which is hot and sticky, caught his glove and pulled his hand into the rollers. He was hospitalized with burns and a fracture.
2016-01-12Lookout MountainGeorgiaContractors Access EquipmentElbow(s)Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was installing staircase treads on an industrial-type staircase when he lost his balance and fell from a 10-foot scaffold, severely gashing his right elbow and requiring hospitalization. He was wearing fall protection at the time.
2016-01-12Iron MountainMichiganU.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, OSCAR G. JOHNSON VAMCHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee returned from a home-based care site and parked in the parking lot. While unloading the car and standing between two parked cars, the employee slipped on ice and/or snow and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured hip and hospitalization.
2016-01-04Mountain BrookAlabamaArma Roofing, LLCNeck and backOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder on the front side of a house when the ladder fell over. The employee suffered spine and neck injuries.
2015-12-31Mountain HomeArkansasHobby Lobby Stores IncFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee lacerated the tip of the left middle finger while using a fillet cutter.
2015-12-08Stone MountainGeorgiaPrideStaff, IncKnee(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A warehouse employee fell while climbing over a forklift guardrail and broke her knee.
2015-11-17Stone MountainGeorgiaPRECISION HOSE, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading and guiding tubing into the #1 forming head on the corrugator. As the tubing was loading his right hand got caught in the machine and crushed the middle finger.
2015-09-18Mountain TopPennsylvaniaAEP INDUSTRIES INCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee suffered the amputation of their right index and middle fingers at the first joint when the employee opened the door of a machine to clean the interior with a cloth and the cloth and the employee's hand were pulled into the machine.
2015-09-15Stone MountainGeorgiaComcastUpper arm(s)Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 20 feet from a ladder and fractured his upper right arm in two places.
2015-09-11Mountain HomeTennesseeDepartment of Veterans AffairsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about 9/11/2015 a Department of Veterans Affairs employee was folding letters and putting them into envelopes and sustained a paper cut on his left thumb. The cut became infected and the employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
2015-08-04Pine MountainGeorgiaMilliken & Company Pine Mountain PlantFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was partially amputated in the pinch point of a weave machine loom.
2015-07-24Pine Mountain ValleyGeorgiaKoch Foods, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee sustained a right arm laceration while feeding poultry into slitter equipment.
2015-05-18Stone MountainGeorgiaThermo Pac, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee received a partial (1/4-inch) amputation to her left middle finger. She was adjusting a wait on top of the Prodo Pak filling machine when her finger got caught in a pinch point and her fingertip was severed.
2015-05-13Mountain LakesNew JerseyDELUXE CORPORATIONAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell and broke her left ankle in two places while descending stairs that traversed a conveyor.
2015-05-13Mountain Home A F BIdahoPAIGE MECHANICAL GROUP, INC.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping coworkers lift the side of a large HVAC unit. His right middle fingertip got caught under the HVAC unit as it was being lowered to the ground.
2015-04-25Mountain HomeArkansasEATON CORP.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee working in the rework line operated the cat puller to remove rubber from a 0.367-inch hose. The employee's right glove was drawn into the rotating belts of the equipment, causing a fracture to the right thumb.
2015-01-23Mountain TopPennsylvaniaAEP INDUSTRIES INCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a roll from a machine during normal routine operation when he dropped a heavy core and pinched his finger between two objects. His right ring finger was amputated from the tip to roughly one half of the nailbed. The first knuckle is intact.