Severe Workplace Injuries in Covington, Georgia

May 13, 2025 · GENERAL MILLS Hospitalized

An employee was changing the belt of a sorting machine. He was on his knees, changing the drive belt under the machine, when lost his balance and hit his head on the framework. He suffered an injury that caused numbness in both arms and hands and was hospitalized.

Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Brain · Manufacturing

Apr 11, 2025 · Walmart Supercenter Hospitalized

On April 11, 2025, an employee left the facility to retrieve a weapon. He returned to the facility and fired at his co-workers onsite. One co-worker was hospitalized.

Shooting by other person · Part of body · Retail · OSHA inspection 1817521

Mar 29, 2025 · Mckinley Packaging Company Hospitalized

A maintenance technician was replacing a small motor on a pre-feeder. When the old motor was removed, a section of the machine moved backward and caught the technician's right arm. His arm was fractured above and below the elbow and required surgery.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Multiple arm locations · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1816312

Feb 3, 2025 · Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. # 0459 Hospitalized

An employee was stocking items on a shelf when she tripped over a box on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Retail

Jan 16, 2025 · Michelin Tread Technologies Amputation

An employee was unloading tire treads from a mold press when one of the treads became jammed. They connected a chain to the tread and were pulling it out of the mold when their left ring finger contacted the chain, resulting in a partial amputation.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Dec 20, 2024 · Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc. Amputation

An employee was repairing a chain on a manufacturing line when his glove was caught in the sprocket and his right middle finger was pulled into the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 3, 2024 · SNAPPING SHOALS ENERGY MANAGEMENT COMPANY Hospitalized

On September 3, 2024, an employee was cutting tree limbs when their saw kicked back and lacerated their right middle and ring fingers.

Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Other finger(s) (other) · Utilities

Aug 5, 2024 · East Georgia Sprinkler Hospitalized

An employee was standing on a 12-foot A-frame ladder to install a sprinkler head when he fell to the floor and sustained a head injury.

Other fall to lower level · Head · Construction

Dec 30, 2023 · Walmart Supercenter Hospitalized

An employee and two customers were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical altercation. The employee was shot in the left thigh by the customer and required surgery.

Shooting by other person-intentional · Thigh(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1720114

Dec 29, 2023 · Absolics Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Brain · Manufacturing

May 9, 2023 · BoaVida RV Parks and Resorts Hospitalized

An employee was walking on a cement driveway to a worksite when they stepped backward into a hole where the cement was broken. The employee fell and suffered a broken lower right leg.

Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Lower leg(s) · Real estate and rental

Mar 10, 2023 · Steel Brothers Development Inc Amputation

An employee was using a boom lift to load steel girts onto a belt. The girts were in a tangle, and when the employee tried to fix them they came tumbling down onto the employee's right hand. The employee's index and middle fingers were amputated.

Struck by falling object or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1656965

Jan 25, 2023 · Michelin Tread Technologies Amputation

An employee was working on a malfunctioning pneumatic arm that grabbed tire tread and pulled it onto a conveyor belt. While the employee was investigating the malfunction, the employee's right little finger was caught in a pinch point on the arm. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1647031

Jan 5, 2023 · Stewart Concrete Flooring Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was attempting to open a barrel of methyl methacrylate and suffered third degree burns to their face, hands, and hair.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1643117

Nov 19, 2022 · AM Construction, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was installing grading on a mezzanine level. Upon unhooking fall protection to move down to install grading, an iron beam support collapsed. The employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground and sustained fractures of the ribs, tailbone, teeth, and a facial injury.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Head and trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 1635626

Sep 15, 2022 · F.S. Scarbrough, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was cutting 15-inch concrete stormwater piping using a gas-powered cutoff saw. The saw kicked back and struck the employee, causing lacerations to the cheek and shoulder area.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction

Jun 13, 2022 · CR Bard Hospitalized

An employee was clearing a jam in a flat conveyor belt system when her right middle finger got caught in the conveyor, resulting in a broken finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

May 29, 2022 · GENERAL MILLS Hospitalized

An employee was leaving the work area headed to break and was shot multiple times by a coworker.

Shooting by other person-intentional · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1599127

Mar 10, 2021 · H.B. FULLER Hospitalized

A temporary employee was preparing to change a filter in a filter housing. When a filter housing was opened, 190-degree water burned his right arm and the right side of his torso.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1520359

Jul 28, 2020 · Hopi Contracting Inc. Amputation

An employee was operating a bench disk sander. The sander amputated the tip of the employee's ring finger.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1488296

Jun 17, 2020 · Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc. Amputation

An employee was changing the trash bag on a shim vacuum when he attempted to check the vacuum impeller for a clog. The moving impeller blades then amputated his right ring fingertip and 1 inch from his right index fingertip. The vacuum was energized at the time of the incident.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Apr 25, 2020 · Pactiv Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was driving a forklift in reverse when the forklift struck a support beam from the left side. The employee's left foot sustained injury which required surgery and hospitalization.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Foot (feet) · Manufacturing

Aug 28, 2019 · Emory Hospitalized

An employee stood up to check in and assist a patient. When she went to sit back down, she missed the chair and fell to the floor, injuring her right hip.

Fall while sitting · Hip(s) · Health care and social assistance

Jul 22, 2019 · Construction Resources, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was installing a mirror in a home under construction. The mirror broke and fell on their forearm causing a laceration that required hospitalization.

Struck by falling object or equipment · Forearm(s) · Construction

May 14, 2019 · Stark Truss Company, Inc. Amputation

An employee was using a saw and feeding a piece of material into the saw when she attempted to fix material that became dislodged. Her right ring finger was pinched/crushed by the feeding mechanism, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Retail

Feb 16, 2019 · Pactiv, LLC Amputation

An employee was removing film from the seal bar on a bagging machine. The sealer bar came down onto his right middle finger, causing a partial amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1381405

Jan 10, 2019 · Guardian Automotive Corporation Hospitalized

An employee put a repaired motor back on a stamping press and was turning the belts to make sure they were all lined up in the groove. His hand became caught between the motor pulley and belt. He sustained a crushing injury with an open distal phalanx fracture and a nail and nailbed injury to the left index fingertip.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Nov 10, 2018 · PACTIV LLC Amputation

An employee was operating an automated bagger. The bagger cycled and the seal bar pinched the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1360544

Nov 5, 2018 · SKC, INC. Amputation

A slitter operator was removing a piece of plastic that had fallen when the slitter machine was activated. It amputated the tip of the employee's finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1359872

Aug 29, 2018 · Westrock Hospitalized

An employee was carrying trash to a compactor when a forklift backed up over his right foot. His foot was crushed and required hospitalization.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Foot (feet) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1343567