| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-05 | Sandersville | Ga | Trojan Battery Company, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a 36-inch-long tool to clear battery plates out. The tool contacted a conveyor, which pulled the employee's right hand too close to the opening to an oven. The tip of his index finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-05-29 | Sandersville | Georgia | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| On May 29, 2019, at approximately 9:32 a.m. an employee was returning from a water break when he tripped and fell to the concrete sidewalk resulting in hospitalization for a fractured left hip. | |||||
| 2018-07-12 | Sandersville | Georgia | Trojan Battery Company, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was attempting to repair a slide on a grid casting machine when the die closed and caught his gloved hand. His left thumb was pinched in the mold, resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the left thumb tip (no bone loss). | |||||
| 2017-06-29 | Sandersville | Georgia | Schnitzer Southeast | Upper and lower limb(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was attempting to pick up a roll-off container with hoisting cables when the hook on the container broke and the hoisting cable flew up and over the employee's tractor truck, contacting the overhead power lines. The controls on the truck became energized in the employee's hand, and he suffered first degree burns to his right hand and foot. | |||||
| 2017-06-12 | Sandersville | Georgia | BEASLEY FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a cant sorter when the block belt became jammed by a small block of wood that had been trimmed off a cant. The employee was attempting to free up the jammed material when it broke free. The conveyor then pulled the employee's right arm underneath the conveyor belt and roller, breaking it. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2017-03-01 | Sandersville | Georgia | Trees, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was trimming tree branches on the ground with a chain saw. The employee tripped on a tree branch while operating chain saw, causing the chain saw to kick back and strike him in the face. He received a laceration to the right eye and cheek. | |||||
| 2016-04-18 | Sandersville | Georgia | United Pipeline Systems, Inc. | Multiple head locations | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was observing a pipe liner as it was being extended to the stationary steel pipe in the ground. The pipe liner was slightly offline, and the employee tried to manually guide it in place right as it was making contact with the pipe. The liner jerked up as he was leaning over it and it hit him in the chin with force. He suffered a chin laceration requiring 5 stitches and was knocked unconscious. Employee was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
| 2015-07-20 | Sandersville | Georgia | Washington Electric Membership Corp | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee fell and fractured his shoulder. He was hospitalized. | |||||