Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-09-15 | Rockmart | Georgia | Jefferson Southern Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was manually resetting a nut feeder when his right index finger was pinched by the weld gun and nut guide, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2017-08-10 | Rockmart | Georgia | ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving a bin of linen when his right hand was caught between the bin and a steel table, crushing his ring finger. | |||||
2016-03-18 | Rockmart | Georgia | Tip Top Poultry, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working at a conveyor belt when his left hand became stuck between the conveyor belt and the guard, lacerating four fingers and amputating the ring fingertip. | |||||
2016-01-06 | Rockmart | Georgia | Jefferson Southern Corp. | Head, neck, and trunk | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a production line when the employee got caught between a welding parts machine and a robot while adjusting a sensor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken nose, fractured neck, fractured back, and two fractured ribs. | |||||
2015-09-24 | Rockmart | Georgia | Eby-Brown, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was trimming trees from a scissor lift at a height of approximately 10 to 12 feet. The employee fell from the scissor lift, sustaining a head injury, punctured lung, torn liver, and broken bones. | |||||
2015-06-23 | Rockmart | Georgia | Jefferson Southern Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a stationary welder with a foot pedal. When she placed the nut within the electrodes she accidentally stepped on the pedal and the welder activated. |