| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-22 | Waycross | Ga | GATX Corporation | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was walking by a railcar commodity offloading area. A 2-inch rubber hose funneling phenol into a 55-gallon drum became dislodged from the drum and sprayed liquid phenol onto the employee. He was hospitalized, having suffered second-degree chemical burns to the back of his neck and first-degree chemical burns to his face and arms. | |||||
| 2021-02-16 | Waycross | Ga | WMT Housing, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using a nail gun to install molding in a closet. The nail gun shot a 1 1/2-inch brad nail into the employee's chest. | |||||
| 2020-02-25 | Waycross | Georgia | Republic Services of Georgia, Limited Partnership (Delaware) | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee opened the rear door of an open top refuse container and was struck by a roll of plastic sheeting that weighed approximately 300 pounds. As the roll struck him, the employee fell backwards and struck the back of his head on a concrete pad. Another roll of plastic sheeting dislodged from the container and landed on top of his legs. The employee sustained fractures to his right ankle and pelvis, as well as a laceration to back of his head. | |||||
| 2020-02-21 | Waycross | Georgia | Georgia Biomass, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear a pellet clog in a conveyor using a wrench when the hand wrench contacted the moving conveyor chain, causing the wrench to move forward and resulting in the employee's right index finger being pinched between the wrench and the conveyor housing. The employee sustained an amputation of the distal right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Waycross | Georgia | W.J. Sapp & Son, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was joining rail links when a bolt (1" diameter X 6" long) failed to line up. The employee struck the bolt with a hammer and it jumped out, striking the employee's leg. The employee sustained a left lower leg fracture and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-04 | Waycross | Georgia | Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using the dock ramp at the facility where he was delivering product when drinks fell under the ramp. When the employee attempted to retrieve them, the ramp moved and pinched his finger causing a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Waycross | Georgia | WMT Housing, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| A piece of metal fell off of a roof that was being worked on and struck an employee on his left leg, causing a laceration between his ankle and his calf. | |||||
| 2017-05-30 | Waycross | Georgia | CLAYTON HOMES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using a texture gun to spray ceiling texture when the spray nozzle became clogged. As the employee was attempting to unclog the spray nozzle, it injected ceiling texture into the employee's left ring and middle fingers, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-02-03 | Waycross | Georgia | SCOTBILT HOMES, INC. | Forearm(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| While cutting molding with a saw, an employee suffered a cut to the right interior forearm, requiring hospitalization. The saw was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2015-11-18 | Waycross | Georgia | Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee stepped on a piece of fruit, slipped and fell fracturing a hip. | |||||