DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2018-09-15RockmartGeorgiaJefferson Southern CorporationFinger(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.
2017-08-10RockmartGeorgiaANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICEFinger(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.
2016-03-18RockmartGeorgiaTip 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.
2016-01-06RockmartGeorgiaJefferson Southern Corp. Head, neck, and trunkCaught 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.
2015-09-24RockmartGeorgiaEby-Brown, LLCMultiple body partsOther 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.
2015-06-23RockmartGeorgiaJefferson Southern CorporationNonclassifiableCaught 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.