DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-21Villa RicaGaStruktol Co of America, LLCFaceExposure to harmful substances or environments
An employee's face was burned by asphalt mixture. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-24Villa RicaGaSouthwireFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A cable operator was staging a reel into the payoff. As she was attempting to manually position the shaft into the hole, her right thumb was caught between the metal reel and the drive arm plate resulting in a below the nail bed thumb amputation without bone loss.
2020-01-13Villa RicaGeorgiaAveritt ExpressHip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing out of his truck in the rain when he slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing his right hip and requiring surgery.
2019-05-19Villa RicaGeorgiaFlowers Baking CoFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum from a pallet onto a hand truck. The employee's left hand was smashed between two of the 55-gallon drums, causing an amputation to the tip of the middle finger.
2017-10-07Villa RicaGeorgiaNovolexFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left hand was caught in a print machine's rollers, amputating the index and middle fingertips.
2017-09-04Villa RicaGeorgiaTriple G Framing IncBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee lost his balance and fell to the ground while transitioning from the top of a porch into a man lift. He injured his back.
2017-06-09Villa RicaGeorgiaU.S. Pipeline, Inc.Lower leg(s)Other jump to lower level
An employee was standing on the wheel well of a sweeper vehicle. He was checking the radiator water level immediately after shutting the machine down. As he was filling the radiator with water, it began to bubble up, so he dismounted the machine. He landed oddly on the ground and fractured his left leg above the ankle.
2017-01-20Villa RicaGeorgiaUniversal PasteurizationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working with a high-pressure processing machine and was trying to put the push arm back when the machine reset and caught the employee's finger between the sheet metal and the push arm. The employee suffered a contusion and amputation to the left ring fingertip.
2016-01-11Villa RicaGeorgiaATLAS ROOFING COMPANY, INC.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was applying sealant on the edge of a roof when he lost his balance and fell 28 feet to the ground below, dislocating his right hip.
2015-04-30Villa RicaGeorgiaSouthern Haulers, LLCLower leg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was on the back of a concrete delivery trailer holding onto the fixed ladder. When he stepped to the side to allow another employee down from the ladder he slipped and fell off the back of the truck. His injury was an open fracture of the right tibia.