Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-31 | Union City | Ga | DHL | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing in a freezer when a forklift ran over his left foot resulting in an injury that required surgery. | |||||
2020-06-09 | Union City | Georgia | Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC | Foot (feet) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was surveying a sewer system. His camera equipment touched an overhead line, causing an electrical arc that burned the employee's feet (most severely affecting the left foot). | |||||
2020-02-18 | Union City | Georgia | A . Smith & Co. Productions | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving metal walls on a movie set, setting them against the side of a truck. One of the walls fell forward and struck the employee on the head, tearing ligaments in the employee's neck. | |||||
2019-06-05 | Union City | Georgia | WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was hit by a car while guiding a team driver into a loading position. She suffered fractures to the ribs, right thigh, and left knee. | |||||
2019-02-10 | Union City | Georgia | DHL Supply Chain | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was being trained to operate a forklift. The forklift collided with a storage rack and the employee's left foot was lodged between the forklift and the rack. | |||||
2019-01-30 | Union City | New Jersey | Cream O Land Dairy LLC | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On January 30, 2019, an employee was making a delivery when the employee slipped and fell on black ice, fracturing the left elbow. | |||||
2018-08-02 | Union City | Georgia | Keg Plumbing | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was on a tractor bucket, being lowered into a trench that was being excavated. He slipped and was struck by the thumb of the excavator, suffering puncture wounds to both feet. | |||||
2018-03-14 | Union City | New Jersey | National Labor Strategies | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
While picking an order from a ladder, an employee received an electrical shock and fell from the ladder. The employee suffered difficulty speaking, shaking, and difficulty walking, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-03-12 | Union City | Georgia | Estenson Logistics | Head and trunk | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking by some crates/boxes that were stacked in the yard when a huge wind gust blew one of the top crates off the stack. The crate struck his head, left shoulder, and left rib cage area and knocked him to the ground. He suffered broken ribs, a mild concussion, and a bleeding spleen, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-01-20 | Union City | Georgia | Dematic Corp. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was attempting to track a conveyor belt when his jacket was pulled into the conveyor belt, breaking bones in his right arm. He was hospitalized. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
2017-10-10 | Union City | Georgia | DHL Supply Chain-Kraft | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. As he was turning, the product on his pallet began to fall. He adjusted the lift and lost control of it, hitting a rack. During the collision, his left foot was caught between the forklift and the rack, suffering bleeding, severe swelling, and a fracture. | |||||
2016-06-05 | Union City | Georgia | DHL Supply Chain | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was operating a standup reach truck, performing a pull-down function. She was scanning the barcode when her right hand was pinned between the reach truck and the racking system, causing soft-tissue damage and multiple fractures. | |||||
2016-03-11 | Union City | Georgia | DHL Supply Chain | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a reach forklift truck when he struck a steel column while turning. His left foot was pinned between the reach truck and the steel column, and he fractured his lower left leg. | |||||
2015-11-19 | Union City | California | Wilson Utility Construction | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
On November 19, 2015, at about 8:00am two employees received electrical burns when they removed a grounding strap from 220Kv lines. They were working from a personnel platform suspended by a crane on a barge in the San Francisco Bay. | |||||
2015-04-05 | Union City | Ohio | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
An employee standing on an elevated dock leaned against the guardrail system. The rail system gave way, allowing the employee to fall 8.5 feet. | |||||
2015-03-03 | Union City | Georgia | Exel | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was unloading a trailer using a forklift. While reversing the forklift, the employee struck the dock door, fracturing the left thumb. | |||||
2015-03-02 | Union City | Georgia | Exel Kraft Atlanta | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee driving a forklift collided with a second employee who was driving a forklift with a pallet attached to it. The employee injured the left foot. | |||||
2015-02-23 | Union City | Ohio | Cast Metal Tech, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On or about February 23, 2015, employee amputated three fingers while operating the bandsaw. |