| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 | Pooler | Ga | JCB Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was installing a track pod assembly onto an SSL chassis on the main assembly line when their right index finger was trapped between the track pod and chassis, resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2020-06-10 | Pooler | Georgia | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cleaning a fryer when the employee's hand slipped and hot oil splashed the employee's chest, face, left shoulder, and left hand/arm. | |||||
| 2019-04-25 | Pooler | Georgia | Sweetener Solutions, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was assisting the operator of a vertical form fill sealing (VFFS) machine. He was attempting to align the plastic bags for printing and using the machine activation button to jog the machine when the tip of his left middle finger was caught and amputated between the clamps. | |||||
| 2019-01-16 | Pooler | Georgia | Thomas Concrete, Inc. | Face | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder about 12 to 15 feet above the ground while attempting to light a waste oil heater that hangs from the ceiling. The employee pushed the reset button (electric ignition) and a flame came out of the heater, causing second degree burns to the employee's face. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Pooler | Georgia | Sam's East, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was driving a forklift into a trailer. Before the employee could get completely in the trailer, the truck pulled forward, causing the forklift to fall sideways between the back of the trailer and the loading dock plate. The truck then pulled forward some more, dragging the employee and the forklift. The forklift then fell to the ground on top of the employee, who suffered a fractured pelvis and fractured vertebrae. | |||||
| 2018-03-02 | Pooler | Georgia | Tyson & Sons, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cutting into an excavated PVC waterline with a pipe saw when the PVC pipe shattered under pressure. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the forearm and cheekbone and lacerations to the face and neck. | |||||
| 2018-01-10 | Pooler | Georgia | Walmart Stores Inc. | Neck and back | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using power lift equipment (forklift or scissor lift) to load wooden pallets on racks when a pallet fell on the employee's head. The employee suffered fractures in the neck and back and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-22 | Pooler | Georgia | JCB INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was assembling a boom/dipper for a backhoe when the bucket ram was lowered and partially amputated his right pinky finger. | |||||
| 2017-04-09 | Pooler | Georgia | B & H Construction | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was setting a piece of metal floor decking on the 2nd floor when he stepped back and fell through an undecked portion of the floor. He fell down onto the 1st floor concrete flooring, fracturing his right wrist and skull. | |||||
| 2016-02-18 | Pooler | Georgia | The Home Depot, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was removing a door from an upper shelf and carrying it down using a step ladder when he missed the last two steps and fell on his left leg/knee, possibly fracturing his kneecap and tearing ligaments. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-03-30 | Pooler | Georgia | YANCEY BROTHERS, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was struck and trapped by a tire he was removing. He was hospitalized. | |||||