| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-16 | Tucker | Ga | STEELMART, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting a piece of steel with a saw. As the employee was trying to remove a piece of scrap steel, the sawblade amputated the tip of their right index finger. | |||||
| 2021-08-18 | Tucker | Ga | New South Construction Supply | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was bending rebar when his glove got caught in the machine and his left index finger was pinched, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-06-17 | Tucker | Ga | Alchemy-Spetec LLC | Multiple body parts | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee was unloading a tanker full of chemicals into a storage tank. During this process, a pipe at the base of the tank broke and the chemical began running into the containment chamber. One of the employee's attempted to plug the leak with a piece of wood when the air pressure caused the material to discharge in a vaporized form. A second employee entered the area to offer their assistance. Both employees suffered irritation to their respiratory systems and eyes. One employee was hospital | |||||
| 2021-02-10 | Tucker | Ga | Flowers Baking Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing product from a roller conveyor when his right index finger was caught between the conveyor and a mobile slide, resulting in a distal phalange amputation. | |||||
| 2020-10-08 | Tucker | Ga | American Tire Distributors Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a section of a roller conveyor into a truck for unloading. The equipment was pushed and pinched the employee's right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip (with no bone loss). | |||||
| 2020-10-06 | Tucker | Ga | WestRock Recycling | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An operations manager was helping another worker unjam a dock plate when his middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the dock plate and a trailer. | |||||
| 2020-09-23 | Tucker | Ga | BRAND VAUGHN LUMBER CO. | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was using industrial shears to cut bands from stacked lumber. The loose lumber then struck the employee's left leg and fractured his ankle. | |||||
| 2020-04-01 | Tucker | Georgia | A.S. Turner Funeral Home and Crematory | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee was carrying a casket when she stepped into a hole and fell, breaking her leg. | |||||
| 2019-09-06 | Tucker | Georgia | Hormel Foods Corporation | Leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was washing the oven room. When she turned on a heated water hose, her left leg was sprayed with 180-degree water causing second and third degree burns. | |||||
| 2019-04-22 | Tucker | Georgia | AAA Cooper Transportation | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was securing a load of aluminum bundles with straps to a flatbed trailer when the top load of aluminum fell and struck him, breaking his left arm and left leg. | |||||
| 2018-09-18 | Tucker | Georgia | BRILL, INC. | Ankle(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| At about 11:40 p.m. on September 18, 2018, an employee was backing up a stand-up forklift in a warehouse. The forklift struck another, stationary forklift; a two-by-four board supporting the pallet on the stationary forklift struck and broke the employee's left ankle. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-03-28 | Tucker | Georgia | HB Fuller, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a malfunction on a shaker table. He was clearing material from the table when his gloved left hand slipped and was caught in the rotating parts, amputating his left index and middle fingers to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-02-13 | Tucker | Georgia | CSM Bakery Products NA, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was adjusting a mixing machine and amputated a fingertip on the right hand. | |||||
| 2017-08-22 | Tucker | Georgia | ITW Professional Brands | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee and a coworker were clearing a valve jam on a valve inserter machine when the coworker cycled the machine while the employee's hand was inside. The machine then amputated the employee's right index finger. | |||||
| 2017-08-11 | Tucker | Georgia | DEKALB TOOL & DIE, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a press brake to make a part out of a piece of sheet metal that was approximately 2'' in length. He was setting the sheet metal when the press brake crushed his ring finger. Part of his finger had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2017-04-21 | Tucker | Georgia | GATC L.P. | Hip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was standing near a pallet on a forklift when the load shifted and product fell off the pallet striking the employee and fracturing a hip. | |||||
| 2017-02-03 | Tucker | Georgia | Hormel Foods | Cheek(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over a water hose and fell, bruising a cheek bone. | |||||
| 2016-08-01 | Tucker | Georgia | Stock Building Supply | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking back to his truck in the yard while carrying some material when he was struck by a coworker operating a powered industrial truck. He suffered pelvic and ankle injuries. | |||||
| 2016-06-09 | Tucker | Georgia | Sentry Food Solutions, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While an employee was attempting to stick or unstick something in the dough press machine, the press operator started the machine, amputating the end of the employee's right thumb. | |||||
| 2016-04-01 | Tucker | Georgia | SteelMart | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was placing a piece of lumber under a bundle of steel that was being moved by an overhead crane. The bundle slipped off the chain and fell on his right hand, amputating his middle finger. | |||||
| 2016-03-14 | Tucker | Georgia | The Herban Group Inc | Hand(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was elevating a manlift on the construction site to paint the side of the building. The employee was wearing a safety harness and was tied off in the basket at the time of the incident. The wheels of the lift began to sink in the ground, causing the manlift to tilt over. The lift fell to the ground on its side with the employee tied off in the basket. The employee's right hand broke while trying to brace for the fall. | |||||
| 2016-02-15 | Tucker | Georgia | Lehigh Technologies, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee amputated three fingers while working on an auger. | |||||
| 2015-07-12 | Tucker | Georgia | INLAND SEAFOOD | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| Employee performing warehouse work injured his left leg when struck by another employee operating a forklift. | |||||
| 2015-06-25 | Tucker | Georgia | Brand Vaughan Lumber Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered a heat-related injury requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-05-07 | Tucker | Georgia | EMORY HEALTH CARE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee experienced dizziness while mixing bone cement containing methyl methacrylate. The employee was hospitalized due to a low heart rate. | |||||