Severe Workplace Injuries in Jonesboro, Georgia
Employers in Jonesboro reported 15 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2016 through November 2023: 12 workers hospitalized and 6 amputations (40% of reports). Construction accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 5 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Jonesboro since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 48 inspections at Jonesboro workplaces, and 25 of them (52%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 37 serious, 0 willful and 1 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $171,374.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Rzm Construction, Inc (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $4,839 |
| Manzanares Brothers Framing LLC (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $24,198 |
| Griffco Design/Build, Inc. (unprogrammed, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $8,067 |
| Alford Enterprises, Inc. (complaint, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $24,844 |
| Nelson Vegas (unprogrammed, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $14,502 |
| Lusk & Company, Inc. (unprogrammed, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $8,701 |
| Dyco Enterprises LLC (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 6 (4 serious+) | $20,753 |
| Bhw Metals, LLC (referral, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $11,411 |
| Coreslab Structures (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,893 |
| Pallets For All, LLC. (complaint, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $1,561 |
| Synthecorp LLC (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,387 |
| Atlanta Bookshelves, Inc. (complaint, details) | 5 (3 serious+) | $3,751 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 15 newest severe injury reports from Jonesboro employers, as OSHA published them.
Nov 27, 2023 · INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, INC. (ALABAMA) Hospitalized
On November 27, 2023, an employee was emptying a 2-inch product line that transports sodium hydroxide liquid from a rail car to a 275-gallon tote tank. The nozzle came out of the tote and sprayed sodium hydroxide onto the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to their face, mouth, and neck.
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Head and neck · Wholesale trade
Aug 24, 2023 · C W Matthews Contracting Co Inc Hospitalized
An employee had been working at an outdoor jobsite for 7 hours when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with renal failure due to possible heat exhaustion.
Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Construction
Aug 24, 2023 · B2 Contracting, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was counting loads and importing dirt to a site as a dozer was spreading it out. The employee was struck by the dozer from behind, resulting in injuries to the left leg, foot, and possibly the hip.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Hip(s) and leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1694872
Feb 10, 2022 · BHW Metals LLC Amputation
On February 10, 2022, an employee was using a beader machine for altering metal when their fingertips were pulled into the dies and amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1578613
Jul 28, 2020 · CGL Companies Amputation
Two employees were fixing a commercial washing machine. As the drum was being manually spun to bring a broken airline into view, the injured employee's left middle finger became caught in the pulley system resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Construction
Apr 23, 2020 · THE SHIPPERS GROUP Amputation
On April 23, 2020, at approximately 8:25 p.m., an employee was adjusting the position of a conveyor belt. He grabbed the belt with both hands in order to pull the belt over. As he was pulling the belt over, the fingers on his left hand were pinched between the belt and roller, amputating his left ring fingertip and fracturing his left middle finger.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Nov 26, 2019 · BHW Sheet Metal Company Amputation
An employee went to the roof to repair a belt on a fan. The fan was turned off but was not completely done rotating at the time. The employee was trying to manually slow the fan when the moving belt pulled his hand inside the belt and rotated it through the pulley system, where it pinched off his left index fingertip.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Sep 22, 2019 · The Krystal Company Hospitalized
An employee was working in the back of a restaurant when a man came in and stabbed the employee eight times.
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing · Nonclassifiable · Hotels and restaurants
Jan 15, 2019 · Coca-Cola United Bottling Hospitalized
An employee slipped and fell on the floor while moving a cooler, tearing the left thigh muscle tendon from the knee.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 8, 2018 · Lori's Transportation & Excavation, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was attempting to clean out a tack truck when the spray bar expelled tar/tack onto the employee. He suffered second degree burns to the right side of his face, ear, neck, chest, and arm.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction
Jun 3, 2018 · La Unica 2 Amputation
An employee amputated the left ring finger to the middle knuckle while cutting pork ribs with a meat band saw.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1322270
Jun 24, 2017 · Strictly Mechanical, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee fell off an 8-foot ladder while changing a ceiling filter, injuring his back and head and requiring hospitalization.
Other fall to lower level · Head and trunk · Construction
Feb 4, 2017 · Horizon Staffing Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was packing potato chips into boxes and had a seizure. He fell and hit his head on a table and then the floor. The employee was admitted to a hospital.
Fall on same level (other) · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services
May 6, 2016 · Shippers Warehouse of Georgia Hospitalized
An employee was working with a sealer for packaging shipments when it jammed. The employee tried to clear the jam, triggering it to close, and burned the four fingers on his left hand, resulting in hospitalization.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1148753
Mar 11, 2016 · True Value Company Amputation
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move product through the shipping area. The employee's PIT collided with another PIT, and the employee suffered a lacerated and fractured left foot, requiring hospitalization.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle · Foot (feet) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1142189
After a workplace injury in Georgia
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Jonesboro
Lawbamba lists 3 workers compensation lawyers with an office in Jonesboro, Georgia, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 3 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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