DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-12NashvilleArTyson Poultry, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 7/12/2021, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was walking in the plant, tripped on a corner of a pallet, and fell. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured left hip that required surgery.
2021-03-02NashvilleGaChaparral Boats, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was assisting in the rotation of a boat hull mold when his left ring finger was caught between the mold and the frame used to hold the mold, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-01-20NashvilleArHusqvarna Forestry ProductsFaceHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were in a fist fight when one of them broke a bone in the other's face. The injured employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-09NashvilleArkansasTyson Poultry, Inc.Head and trunkVehicle or machinery fire
Two employees were doing monthly preventive maintenance/inspection on a natural gas boiler system. A fire ignited in the system; one employee was burned on the back and side of the head, and the other suffered second-degree burns on his face, arms, and hand.
2020-01-26NashvilleArkansasJan-Eze Plating, INCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was hooking a chain hook onto a crankshaft buggy that lifts the crane shaft. The buggy moved and smashed his left index fingertip between the hook and the buggy, causing an amputation of the left index finger.
2019-07-23NashvilleGeorgiaChaparral Boats Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was strapping a boat mold onto a trailer when he lost consciousness due to heat exhaustion and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a laceration to the head from striking the ground.
2018-05-01NashvilleArkansasTODD & SARGENT INCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was cutting wooden forms from a scissor lift when an 8-foot piece of wood form struck his left thumb, amputating it at the first knuckle.
2017-06-29NashvilleGeorgiaChaparral Boats, Inc.Lumbar regionOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning a finished boat after completing the manufacturing process. The employee moved to the rear of the boat to retrieve finishing pieces and fell approximately 56 inches to the concrete floor, fracturing the L5 vertebra.
2017-02-24NashvilleGeorgiaWillacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.Multiple upper extremities locationsCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While shrink wrapping a roll of fabric on a re-roll machine, both of an employee's hands and arms were pulled into the machine resulting in bruising. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-01NashvilleTennesseeWilliams Mechanical LLCFoot (feet)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking alongside a Lull (forklift) while balancing a 21 ft. long pipe next to the front tire. As the operator moved forward, the Lull ran over his foot. The employee's foot was amputated.
2017-01-23NashvilleGeorgiaChaparral Boats Inc.Toes(s), toenail(s)Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was preparing a finished boat for shipment. He was placing a battery in the motor box when the lid of the box inadvertently closed and crushed his right big toe, amputating part of the bone.
2016-09-12NashvilleArkansasTyson Foods Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee visually determined that a metal flange on a transfer had become disconnected from a metal plate, allowing a transfer roller to fall. When he touched the flange, the metal plate became loose and smashed his right ring finger between the metal plate and flange. The transfer was locked out at the time.
2016-08-12NashvilleGeorgiaChaparral Boats Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was rolling fiberglass and was not feeling well. When other workers helped her sit down, she suffered an altered level of consciousness. She became severely lethargic and was cold and clammy to the touch. She was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion.
2016-08-11NashvilleTennesseeU. S. Postal Service BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
While delivering mail an employee felt ill possibly due to heat and was hospitalized.
2016-07-18NashvilleIllinoisHenkels & McCoy, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
Two employees were working in a lift bucket truck cleaning a cross arm when the boom failed and the bucket hit the truck. One employee remained in the bucket and the other was thrown out of the bucket. Both employees were attached to the bucket with harnesses and lanyards. One employee received a broken rib and bruising.
2016-03-07NashvilleArkansasHusqvarna Forestry Products North America IncFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The injured employee and a coworker were picking up supplies from a local supplier in a truck. The dock plate at the local supplier did not engage properly. Both workers got out and were trying to fix the dock plate when it came down on and amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.
2016-01-19NashvilleGeorgiaChaparral Boats Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading boats onto trailers. The employee was moving a large boat and his left hand was caught between two boats resulting in the amputation of the index and middle fingertips.
2015-11-17NashvilleTennesseeDepartment of Veterans AffairsFingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was exiting the rear door of the hospital. A gust of wind caused the door to smash his hand between two arms of the closer creating a pinch point. The employee lost the tip of his right middle finger.
2015-10-10NashvilleArkansasAaron Maintenance ServicesFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on an electric motor to get it going. When the motor started, his left thumb tip was amputated by the belt of the motor.
2015-10-02NashvilleTennesseeBuzzi Unicem USAMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was unhooking power cables from a barge when the metal handle of a cable came in contact with the plug, causing an arc flash. The employee was burned on the arm and torso.
2015-06-09NashvilleArkansasTyson Foods, Inc. Nashville Feed MillHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee lifted a cover over a crumble roller and reached between the grates to clean a clump of feed off of the grates. The employee's hand got caught between the rolls under the grates.
2015-02-20NashvilleTennesseeU.S. POSTAL SERVICEAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
A City Carrier in Nashville was delivering mail when she slipped on ice and fell breaking her ankle. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery to repair her ankle.
2015-02-11NashvilleArkansasHusqvarna Forestry Products North America IncHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Employee was returning from break to the Quality Control Room and was walking around the corner. She caught her toe on a protruding corner of a baseplate of the guardrail and fell. The employee fractured her hip.