| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-16 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee triggered a pressure washer while the nozzle was pressed against the top of the injured employee's boot. The water blast penetrated the injured employee's boot and cut the top of the foot. | |||||
| 2018-07-21 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | Lugo, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was cleaning a distributor belt when the belt was manually moved forward and pinched the employee's foot between a cog and track (rail). The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right small toe to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-04-09 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a forklift while walking, sustaining injuries to the right heel, right knee, and the back of the head. | |||||
| 2017-09-25 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | Loves Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
| An employee was servicing a customer's box truck on the side of the road. The vehicle was up on a jack and the employee was working under it. The jack sunk into the ground, causing the truck to fall and pin the employee underneath it. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured back. | |||||
| 2017-07-24 | Richmond Hill | New York | Zion Contracting LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was on the ground directing an excavator operator to pick up a steel rail track when the excavator bucked caused the steel track to turn around and strike the employee's left leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2016-06-01 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | Allegis Group | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was assembling a ladder. While holding a component of the ladder, the employee's right pinky finger was crushed when another employee pushed part of the hand rail. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2016-04-17 | Richmond Hill | New York | United States Postal Service | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee fell on stairs and fractured her knee while delivering mail to a private residence after being startled by a dog in the yard. | |||||
| 2016-04-01 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was inside an intermodal container positioned to the right of granite slabs that were stacked in an A-frame manner. As a forklift was unloading the slabs from the left side of the A-frame, the slabs on the right side fell and struck the employee. The employee was pinned between 7 to 8 slabs and the side of the container. The slabs weigh approximately 700 pounds each. The employee sustained bruised ribs and lungs. | |||||
| 2015-03-05 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | CLARK IRON WORKS, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was installing decking on top of bar joists and welding it in place. A piece of decking was not adequately supported by the bar joists. The employee stepped on that piece, which caved in under his weight, and fell about 12' onto the concrete ground, resulting in a hospitalization. | |||||