Severe Workplace Injuries in Forest Park, Georgia

Oct 16, 2025 · BGDC DISTRIBUTION LLC Hospitalized

On October 16, 2025, an employee operating an order selector was passing a moving scrubber when the scrubber suddenly stopped. The order selector struck the back of the scrubber, resulting in a cut to the employee's left ankle.

Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle · Ankle(s) · Wholesale trade

Aug 30, 2025 · Rooms to Go Clearance Center Hospitalized

On August 30, 2025, an employee was moving product using a hand truck/dolly. He observed an electric pallet jack obstructing his path and went to relocate it. The electric pallet jack ran over his right ankle, dislocating it.

Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Ankle(s) · Retail

Nov 29, 2024 · BGDC DISTRIBUTION LLC Amputation

On November 29, 2024, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the forklift struck a wall. The employee sustained fractures to his right foot and the amputation of one toe.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Professional and technical services · OSHA inspection 1792668

Jul 22, 2024 · BGDC DISTRIBUTION LLC Hospitalized

An employee was operating a pallet jack in the warehouse. He had parked his pallet jack so they could pick product. He then went to move around another pallet jack and operator that were in the same aisle. His right foot got caught between the pallet jack he was operating and a pallet, resulting in a fracture to the back of the foot.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Foot (feet) excluding toes · Transportation and warehousing

Jun 11, 2024 · ACCELERATED COURIER, INC. Hospitalized

Employees were loading and unloading a trailer. The injured worker was stacking boxes that came loose from a pallet on the trailer onto an empty one just outside the trailer entrance. Another pallet of freight that contained boxes of merchandise fell on top of him. The employee sustained five broken ribs and a laceration above the eye.

Struck by falling object · Rib(s), oblique area · Transportation and warehousing

May 24, 2024 · Capstone Logistics, LLC Hospitalized

On May 24, 2024, an employee was operating a forklift and began to dismount when it pinned their left foot against a steel plate guard next to the charging station. The employee sustained a foot injury.

Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1752689

May 21, 2024 · MCLANE FOODSERVICE, INC. Hospitalized

On May 21, 2024, an employee was operating a pallet jack. After exiting a cooler, the employee went to turn the pallet jack around and struck a rail. The employee sustained a broken right leg.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Leg(s) · Hotels and restaurants

May 4, 2024 · WIOSS Atlanta, LP Hospitalized

An employee was walking out of a storage trailer in the shipping department when he was struck by a forklift that rolled over his leg, resulting in fractures to his right leg, right ankle, and two broken fingers.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Upper and lower extremities (other) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1747634

Jan 23, 2024 · BGDC DISTRIBUTION LLC Hospitalized

On January 23, 2024, an employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse when their left knee became pinned against the warehouse racks. The employee's knee was fractured.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Knee(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Jan 22, 2024 · SOUTHEAST PROCESSING, LTD. (L.P.) Amputation

On January 22, 2024, an employee was preparing to run carrot sticks through the line of a machine with a conveyor belt that shakes the carrots to separate smaller pieces. The belt caught the employee's glove and pulled his finger into a pulley, partially amputating the right thumb below the nailbed. The machine was guarded at the time.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Thumb(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1723691

Jan 17, 2024 · The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Amputation

On January 17, 2024, an employee was manually turning the shaft of a 1-inch pneumatic impact wrench to remove a lug nut. The impact wrench activated and amputated the employee's right thumb tip above the knuckle.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 18, 2023 · HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, LTD Hospitalized

On September 18, 2023, an employee was moving pallets of sinks with a double electric pallet jack when their left foot was pinned between the pallet jack and another pallet. The employee's left ankle was broken.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Ankle(s) · Wholesale trade

May 24, 2023 · Georgia Power Company Hospitalized

On May 24, 2023, an employee was on a 20-foot ladder running a test on the control panel at the top of a transformer. The employee began descending the ladder and reached the third or fourth rung, when the ladder shifted, causing the employee to fall with the ladder. The employee's right leg was caught between the rungs resulting in a right ankle fracture.

Other fall to lower level · Ankle(s) · Utilities

Dec 17, 2022 · BGDC DISTRIBUTION ATLANTA LLC Hospitalized

On December 17, 2022, an employee was operating an electric pallet jack to move materials when his foot and leg were pinned between the pallet jack and a wall. They sustained a fracture to the lower right leg that required hospitalization.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Lower leg(s) · Professional and technical services

Nov 29, 2022 · BGDC DISTRIBUTION ATLANTA LLC Hospitalized

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack to pull groceries for an order. Upon dismounting the jack and walking it forward, the jack continued to move and struck him above his left ankle. The employee sustained an ankle fracture that required surgery.

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Ankle(s) · Professional and technical services

Oct 13, 2022 · Georgia Power Company Hospitalized

On October 13, 2022, at approximately 10:45 a.m., an employee was connecting two sections of a power pole when the pole struck the employee's left foot, resulting in a fractured toe and a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Struck by object or equipment · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Utilities

Feb 2, 2022 · Polynt Composites USA Inc. Amputation

On February 2, 2022, an employee was cleaning out a hopper that connects to a screw auger system used to charge solids to the main reactor vessel when the screw auger caught the tip of their left thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1578570

Oct 15, 2021 · AmeriCold Logistics LLC Hospitalized

An employee was selecting cases in the warehouse to fill an order. The employee was walking beside a motorized pallet jack using the arm control to move the pallet jack forward. The pallet jack turned toward the employee and ran into his ankle, resulting in a fracture.

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Ankle(s) · Wholesale trade

Oct 6, 2021 · AmeriCold Logistics LLC Amputation

An employee was assisting in putting a chain back on the roller of a standup forklift. When the chain moved, the employee's gloved hand got caught in the chain, resulting in amputation of the right little finger.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Wholesale trade

Sep 28, 2021 · House of Raeford Farms, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was driving a pallet jack. It lost traction; when he tried to turn the handle to change direction, it would not turn and slid into a hallway rail. The employee's right leg was pinned between the rail and the jack, and his tibia and fibula were broken.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1556348

Jul 25, 2021 · Humano LLC Hospitalized

An employee got off an electric pallet jack as it was coming to a stop. The pallet jack injured the employee's right foot.

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Foot (feet) · Transportation and warehousing

Jul 1, 2021 · AmeriCold Logistics LLC Hospitalized

An employee had been operating a pallet jack. The pallet jack moved while recharging and fractured the employee's ankle.

Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport · Ankle(s) · Wholesale trade

May 20, 2021 · AAA Auto Club Group Hospitalized

An employee was winching a truck onto a flatbed hauler. The winch cable snapped and the employee suffered a left knee injury that required surgery.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Knee(s) · Finance and insurance · OSHA inspection 1533358

Mar 16, 2021 · Inhance Technologies, Inc. Hospitalized

The employee was disconnecting old equipment and installing new equipment when he was exposed to hydrogen fluoride. He suffered chemical burns to the left arm and light burns to his left cheek and eye.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Multiple face locations · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1521040

Dec 31, 2020 · Americold Logistics, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was backing up an electric triple pallet jack when it struck a concrete bollard. His right foot was caught between the bollard and the jack, sustaining broken toes.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Oct 19, 2020 · O'Reilly Auto Parts Hospitalized

An employee was moving a stuck pallet off a powered rider jack when he was caught between the rider jack and the pallet. The employee sustained broken bones in the right leg.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Leg(s) · Retail

Aug 21, 2020 · Aladdin Metal Production Hospitalized

An employee was forming parts on a 100-ton press brake and caught his left hand between the lower and upper die resulting in four broken fingers and a lacerated thumb.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1490495

Aug 20, 2020 · HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC. Amputation

An employee was attempting to free a plastic bag that had become jammed in the bagging machine and suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1490433

Jun 30, 2020 · VIATECH PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS, INC. Amputation

At about 12:30 p.m. on June 30, 2020, an employee was adjusting the position of books on a cutting machine. The clamp cycled and came down on the employee's hand, causing a partial finger amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Information · OSHA inspection 1482451

Jun 22, 2020 · AmeriCold Logistics LLC Hospitalized

An employee was backing up an electric pallet jack and hit a truck cart. He dismounted the pallet jack with his hand still on the steering arm, and caused the pallet jack to run into his leg. The employee sustained a left leg fracture.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Leg(s) · Wholesale trade