DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-04PendergrassGaTenCate Geosynthetics AmericasLower leg(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was painting outside a building from an articulating boom lift about 25 feet off the ground. The lift ran out of gas and stopped working. While trying to reach the ground, the employee fell about 9 feet onto gravel and suffered a compound fracture to the right tibia and fibula.
2020-04-29PendergrassGeorgiaWayne Farms, LLCAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment dropped by other person
An employee was holding a knife in his right hand to debone a poultry thigh when the knife suddenly slipped from his right hand. As he attempted to catch the knife, the tip of the blade made a small cut on the right side of his lower abdomen.
2019-07-25PendergrassGeorgiaRESILUX AMERICA, LLCHand(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pulling a mold out of a machine when the mold pinned the employee's hand against the machine, causing a laceration and fracture to the hand that required surgery and hospitalization.
2018-08-24PendergrassGeorgiaQuikTrip CorporationBack, including spine, spinal cordOverexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was using a two-handed dolly to move stacks of totes to load into a trailer. The stacks weighed roughly 216 lbs. He picked up a stack, leaned back, and then dropped to the ground in extreme pain. He was hospitalized with a back injury.
2018-04-09PendergrassGeorgiaTeems Electric Company, Inc.Upper arm(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee removed the master link out of the chain supporting a counterbalance that he thought had no weight. The counterbalance then fell and struck his upper arm, lacerating it and peeling off the skin.
2017-08-24PendergrassGeorgiaEly ConcreteBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was loading a screed machine into a semi-trailer and descending the machine's ladder when he fell and hit his head on the asphalt below. He suffered a brain hemorrhage and brain swelling.
2017-08-07PendergrassGeorgiaWalgreens Co.Foot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when his left foot was caught between the vehicle and an upright, causing lacerations and fractures to his left foot.
2017-03-30PendergrassGeorgiaToyota Industries Compressor Parts America, Co.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was troubleshooting a piston machine and amputated the right index and middle fingers. The machine was powered down, but had not yet stopped spinning.
2017-02-24PendergrassGeorgiaWayne Farms, LLCHip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a box of supplies (approximately 10 lbs.) and became dizzy and fell causing a hip injury that required surgery.
2016-08-23PendergrassGeorgiaGruma CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While packaging tacos on the taco line, an employee's right ring finger was partially amputated.
2016-06-24PenderNebraskaAutomatic Equipment Manufacturing, CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up a hob machine and adjusting the point where the lubricating oil enters the cutting area when the rotating parts caught the employee's glove, pulling his hand into a pinch point area. His left ring finger was amputated, and his left finger was severely lacerated.
2016-04-15PendergrassGeorgiaShiloh Industries, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing product quality checks on an AccuShear press machine. As she was lining up the product, the press cycled and the cylinder came down, crushing and amputating her third left-hand fingertip.
2015-12-16PendergrassGeorgiaShiloh Industries, Inc.Leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was stacking parts on the turn table. While the table was rotating, the parts fell off the table and struck the employee's left leg fracturing it.
2015-11-12PendergrassGeorgiaBarrette Outdoor Living, Inc. Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was preparing to cut some metal material with a chop saw (miter saw) with his right hand holding the material. The saw blade got caught on the material, causing it to raise and catch two of his fingers. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2015-07-17PendergrassGeorgiaAutomation Personnel ServicesBack, including spine, spinal cordOverexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee sustained a back injury while lifting a 20- to 30-pound box from a cart and was hospitalized.
2015-06-01PendergrassGeorgiaWAYNE FARMS LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee's right thumb was partially amputated after a collision that occurred while he was operating a motorized pallet jack.
2015-04-24PendergrassGeorgiaBed Bath and Beyond E-Commerce CenterAnkle(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was injured on April 23, 2015, at approximately 11:50 PM, when she was struck by a powered industrial truck driven by another employee. The injured employee sustained fractures of both ankles, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
2015-03-10PendergrassGeorgiaWAYNE FARMS LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was moving a chute on the bone and cone line when his right thumb got caught between the wrench and the chute, amputating the thumb tip. The machine was operating at the time.