DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-07ThomasboroIlAltamont CompanyFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were rotating a machine component (a heavy, steel machine part roughly in the shape of a rectangular bar) so it could be reinstalled. As they used a die cart lift to move the part from blocks to the machine table surface, the part continued to turn quickly; a protruding bolt caught the tip of one employee's left index finger against the steel work surface. About 4-5 millimeters of the finger were amputated.
2021-06-01ThomasvillePaYork Building Products Company Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An error came up on a pallet receiver table's machine panel and an employee went to the pallet ejector to troubleshoot. The employee was resetting a limit switch when his thumb got caught by a moving chain. The employee suffered a laceration that resulted in a revision amputation.
2021-05-19ThomasvilleAlLouisiana-Pacific CorporationMultiple upper extremities locationsCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning conveyors. His right hand was caught in the ingoing nip point of the tail end rollers. The conveyor pulled in his arm up to the shoulder, injuring the hand, arm, and shoulder.
2021-05-19ThomasvilleGaBlackwater Timber Co. LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A molder machine jammed and was turned off. Its still rotating knives caught an employee's hand, causing the amputation of the index finger.
2021-02-16ThomasvilleGaAmbassador Personnel IncLower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A temporary employee was using a stand-up forklift when his left lower leg was trapped and crushed between the forklift and a steel cone. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-03ThomasvilleAlabamaThomasville Lumber Company, Inc.Arm(s)Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was starting a fire in a boiler. The fire flashed back, causing first-degree burns to the employee's hands and second-degree burns to the arms.
2020-05-23ThomasvilleAlabamaSouth Alabama Electric Company, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was checking the voltage of an on-ground 150 kVA transformer when the transformer shorted out and shocked the employee. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-05-18ThomastonGeorgiaCoggins Construction CompanyFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to lift a steel road plate when the plate pinched his finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-03-27ThomasvilleGeorgiaSoutheastern Grocers, LLC. Hip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell out of his truck while arriving at work. His left hip was injured on the parking lot surface and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-02-28ThomasvilleAlabamaThomasville Lumber Company, Inc.Lower leg(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was pulling a board with a bar from the rerun deck. The board struck the employee's lower right leg and fractured it.
2020-01-07ThomasvilleAlabamaThomasville Lumber Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing jammed boards on a conveyor. The conveyor chain caught the employee's hands, causing the amputation of four fingers on the left hand and two on the right hand.
2019-07-16ThomasboroIllinoisMonsanto CompanyBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee had been weeding in the field and experienced chest tightness resulting in hospitalization.
2019-07-01ThomasvillePennsylvaniaWaggoner Construction Inc.Multiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing back into a dump truck when he lost his balance and fell backwards, striking his head, back, and ribs on the ground. His head required stitches, and his back and ribs were possibly broken.
2019-03-25ThomasvilleGeorgiaFlowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a wrench to get a conveyor back on track when the wrench slipped, causing an injury to the employee's right index finger that resulted in a finger amputation.
2019-01-24ThomastonConnecticutSummit Corporation of AmericaFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 3:45 a.m. on January 24, 2019, an employee was emptying parts from an electroplating barrel. He rotated the barrel to get the last of the parts, and the gears caught his glove. His left hand was pulled into the gears, resulting in the amputation of the last joint of the left middle finger. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-24ThomastonGeorgiaSolo Cup Operating Corporation Forearm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was repairing the gearbox in front of an extruder when he came in contact with molten plastic and sustained second degree burns to the left temple and third degree burns to the left forearm.
2018-08-06ThomasvilleGeorgiaRose City Health and Rehabilitation CenterHip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was down on one knee putting away supplies. As she rose from that position, she became dizzy, took a step, and fell to the floor, fracturing her right hip.
2018-07-11ThomasvillePennsylvaniaKBS IncorporatedBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was vacuuming the cab of his truck, missed all of the steps while exiting the truck and fell. The employee sustained a brain bleed.
2018-06-22ThomasvilleGeorgiaTurbine Engine Components Technologies CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was setting up and adjusting a milling machine. While one of the machine's gearbox doors was open, the machine activated and the gearbox pinched the employee's left thumb, causing a partial amputation.
2018-06-11St ThomasVirgin IslanJPK DevelopmentNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was doing roofing work. As he approached the roof edge, he lost balance and fell 18 feet to the ground. The employee suffered fractures.
2018-04-10ThomasvilleGeorgiaCIVES CORPORATIONNonclassifiableStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee was stacking/moving steel beams when they became unstable and fell against the employee. The employee was pinned and suffered bruises, scrapes, and soreness.
2018-03-14ThomasOklahomaK & D Construction ServicesMultiple body partsFall through surface or existing opening
An employee was measuring the depth of a hole when the employee fell into the hole and hit the ground, suffering a broken pelvis, arm, back, and ribs.
2018-02-27ThomasvilleGeorgiaAverus, Inc. Heel(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee slipped while climbing an exterior fixed ladder, fell approximately 14 feet to the ground, and suffered a fractured heel bone, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-16ThomasOklahomaW-W Manufacturing Co., Inc.SkullOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing an extension ladder looking for a pressure washer hose and he fell off the ladder approximately 6 ft to the ground and sustained a fractured skull and a possible brain bleed.
2018-02-06ThomasOklahomaShebester Bechtel, Inc. Fingertip(s)Contact with objects and equipment
During rig down operations, an employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
2017-09-18ThomasvilleGeorgiaCanfor Southern PineMultiple trunk locationsStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to cross a planer line when a barricade was lifted and a piece of wood struck him, fracturing his pelvis and rib. The planer was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2017-09-08ThomastonGeorgiaUpson Regional Medical CenterHip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost her footing and fell fracturing the right hip.
2017-08-24ThomastonGeorgiaMartin Brower, CO, LLC.HeadOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had loaded boxes of food items onto a truck lift gate and was lowering it when he fell approximately 4 feet off the gate to the ground. He suffered a hairline fracture to the left ear area and was hospitalized overnight.
2017-08-06ThomasvilleAlabamaLouisiana-Pacific CorporationChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersNonclassifiable
An employee was repairing a flat tire when it came off its rim and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken rib and was hospitalized.
2017-07-28ThomasvilleAlabamaThomasville Lumber Company, Inc.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was installing an electrical box (110 outlet) and received an electrical shock causing electrical injuries and burns on the center chest (entry point) and burns on the left hand (exit point).
2017-06-07ThomastonGeorgiaUS XpressHip(s) and leg(s) Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a large cart full of water when it fell on and fractured his pelvis (hips) and legs.
2017-05-10ThomastonGeorgiaUpsonHip(s)Fall on same level
An employee was walking on the sidewalk, twisted a foot and fell breaking a hip.
2017-04-24ThomastonGeorgiaInterfor ThomastonFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a pedal-activated chop saw to cut boards and amputated two left fingers.
2017-02-25ThomastonMaineBrooks, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding wire mesh into a rotary shear when the employee's right hand was pulled into the shear blade, amputating the index finger and damaging the thumb.
2016-07-26ThomasOklahomaRoywell Services, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a gangway of a transloader. While preparing to load acid into a company chemical hauler cargo tanker, the employee fell from the gangway, approximately 11 feet to 13 feet. The employee was hospitalized with injuries that required surgery.
2016-07-23ThomasvilleAlabamaThomasville Lumber Co., Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching the bush hog arm to the tractor hitch. The arm slipped over the hitch and pinched the tip of the employee's right middle finger resulting in the avulsion of the fingertip and nail.
2016-07-20ThomasvilleGeorgiaAmerican Signature, Inc. Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While conducting maintenance on the battery charger of an order picker, an employee's right index fingertip was caught between the chain and cog of the order picker and amputated when the order picker was activated.
2016-06-29ThomastonGeorgiaAtkins North AmericaHeadOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing stairs and slipped backwards and struck his head on the steps.
2016-04-29ThomasvilleGeorgiaAmerican Fresh FoodsFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to remove hamburger meat around the impact area of a hamburger patty press when his right middle fingertip was amputated by the press point.
2016-04-27Saint ThomasNorth DakotaCHS, Inc.Pelvic regionPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was run over by a tractor while filling a nurse tank, suffering a pelvic injury.
2015-08-06ThomasOklahomaRD Welding and MillwrightUpper and lower limb(s)Fall, slip, trip
Employees were taking down sections of a grain elevator when an employee fell breaking a wrist and foot.
2015-06-05ThomasvillePennsylvaniaChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Lower leg(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
On or about June 5, 2015, at 4:45 a.m., an employee was replacing a gasket in the hot water line. As he disconnected the hose, hot water doused his lower left leg, resulting in second degree burns and hospitalization. The line was not drained of water at the time of the incident.
2015-04-13ThomasvilleGeorgiaGross Vault & Monument Co., Inc.Leg(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee sustained injuries to his legs when the motor block of a tractor blew apart as he started it up.
2015-03-26St ThomasVirgin IslanThe Prestige Building CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On 02/26/2015, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee picked up an electric handsaw that was energized. The employee activated the handsaw with his right hand and amputated the middle finger from his left hand.
2015-01-10ThomastonGeorgiaInterforMultiple trunk locationsStruck by object or equipment
On 1/10/15, at approximately 5:15 a.m., an employee was cleaning in the Planer Mill. He was struck by the hood while cleaning with compressed air. The employee suffered two fractured ribs and a fractured vertebrae.