DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-07-03Norman ParkGeorgiaHamilton Growers, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee had been picking squash in the fields all day. He sustained heat stroke and was hospitalized.
2018-08-23Norman ParkGeorgiaSOUTHERN VALLEY FRUIT & VEGETABLE, INC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee passed out while having lunch in a packing shed, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.
2017-01-05Norman ParkGeorgiaHamilton Growers, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at the shop running a 10-inch-long, 3-inch-wide piece of metal through a homemade roller machine. The employee was attempting to curve the piece of metal so that it would go on a wheel. While running the piece of metal through the roller, the employee's index finger was caught between the metal and the roller. The employee's right index fingertip was smashed and cut, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.
2016-06-11Norman ParkGeorgiaSOUTHERN VALLEY FRUIT & VEGETABLE, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was pushing boxes down the conveyor line when a box got stuck on the line. As the employee tried to release it from where it was caught, her finger became caught in the chain on the conveyor line resulting in a partial amputation of the fourth finger on her left hand.
2015-10-15Norman ParkGeorgiaNORMAN PARK GIN & WAREHOUSE, INC.Forearm(s)Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee's arm got tangled in tarp as he tried to keep it tightly rolled in the tarp equipment's roller. Both bones in his left forearm were fractured.