Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-17	Tifton	Ga	Tift Regional Medical Center	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was leaving the facility for lunch. While walking down the stairs, the employee's knee gave out and the employee fell. The employee sustained a fractured leg and was hospitalized.
2021-01-20	Tifton	Ga	ORGILL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a cart. She turned a corner and was straightening the cart on the right when her left hand was smashed between the cart and a metal post. The little fingertip was smashed and had to be amputated.
2020-07-27	Tifton	Georgia	CURTIS PACKING CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork loins with a bandsaw. The sawblade amputated the employee's left little finger at the first knuckle.
2020-02-17	Tifton	Georgia	Penske Truck Leasing	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning a truck when he fell from its running board. He suffered cuts to his right shin.
2020-01-13	Tifton	Georgia	Morgan & 3, LLC	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was attempting to unclog a drain. He added a household drain cleaner to water and a chemical reaction occurred. The chemical mixture splashed onto him, causing second degree burns to his right arm and minor burns to his left arm, neck, and lip.
2019-09-24	Tifton	Georgia	Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to lay metal flat on a cooling table from a safety basket. The arm of a tail stretcher machine caught the employee's right leg and broke the thigh.
2019-08-20	Tifton	Georgia	Kelley Manufacturing Co.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting 1/2 inch round metal rod into 4-inch pieces using a horizontal band saw. As the employee removed a piece the glove on his left hand was caught pulling his hand into the blade. Part of his left hand and two fingers were amputated by the saw blade.
2019-03-12	Tifton	Georgia	Averitt Express	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was doing preventative maintenance on a forklift and was checking the fuel regulator on the unit. After cleaning the filter, the employee popped the bolts off the cover of the regulator and the propane blew up in his face. He suffered chemical burns to the left side of his face and both eyes.
2018-06-27	Tifton	Georgia	United States Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was delivering mail when a wasp flew into the vehicle and stung the employee.
2018-02-21	Tifton	Georgia	ORGILL, INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet rider powered industrial truck in an aisle. When he applied the brakes, the pallet rider skidded and his foot was pinned between the side of the pallet rider and the guardrail for some racks. He had multiple toes amputated on his left foot.
2017-04-19	Tifton	Georgia	Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes in copper tubing while wearing gloves. As she moved a part into position and began lowering the drill head, her right hand bumped the drill bit, which caught the fabric of the glove and pulled her right hand into the bit. The drill bit deeply lacerated her middle finger and partially amputated her pinky and index fingers.
2017-03-24	Tifton	Georgia	Kelley Manufacturing Company	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was rigging a dump cart to an overhead hoist using a metal chain when the chain came loose. The dump cart then fell and knocked the employee to the ground, fracturing the employee's neck, back, and hip.
2017-03-13	Tifton	Georgia	Coastal Plain Investments, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut meat when his hand came into contact with the saw blade, amputating his left thumb tip.
2016-10-19	Tifton	Georgia	Triest Ag Group, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was relieving residual nitrogen pressure on returned empty product cylinders and was exposed to methyl bromide vapors. The employee suffered second degree chemical burns.
2016-10-06	Tifton	Georgia	Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was replacing a gear on a strapping machine conveyor. Bundles (of aluminum) continued to be put on the strapping conveyor while the employee was installing the gear. When a bundle hit the photo eye, the conveyor belt engaged and amputated the employee's right index finger below the second knuckle. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2016-09-12	Tifton	Georgia	Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping down from a 12-inch-tall foot stool when he fell and struck the ground, landing on and fracturing his left hip.
2016-05-11	Tifton	Georgia	Kelley Manufacturing Company	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing to move steel tubing when a stack of steel rods shifted and pinned his lower leg. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2015-07-14	Tifton	Georgia	Advantage Staffing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a rolling press machine and his hand got caught in the in-running nip point. When he removed his hand, a finger on his hand was torn requiring hospitalization.