Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-01 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | Marsh's Edge, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was lubricating a chain on an elliptical machine when his gloved finger became caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-04-01 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | Bonefish Grill, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting an onion with a knife when the blade amputated two fingertips. | |||||
2020-03-03 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | Universal Health Services Foundation (INC.) | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was speaking on the phone at the nurses station when a patient attacked the employee by striking her in the face and neck. The employee was hospitalized with cervical and neck injuries. | |||||
2018-02-06 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | CJ's Sales and Service of Ocala, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was repairing a generator and testing the system for a leak when the generator's rotating fan blade struck his right pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2017-05-06 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | Bio-Nomic Services, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was setting up hoses and chains for a grout packer that was inserted into piping and a sewer manhole. While he was working in the manhole, the grout packer became stuck. As he reached down to release it, the packer took off down the line and lacerated the web area of his right hand between his index finger and thumb. | |||||
2016-09-02 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | US Foods, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was unloading product from the truck and slipped off the ramp. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured right arm and a head laceration. The employee was also knocked unconscious for a brief period of time. | |||||
2016-03-29 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | Sea Island Acquisition, LLC | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell 5 to 6 feet from a stepladder while working on a light fixture, suffering a fractured pelvis and head bleeding. |