Severe Workplace Injuries in Kathleen, Georgia

Aug 9, 2025 · Frito-Lay, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee slowed his forklift in a warehouse aisle as another forklift turned from an intersecting aisle. The employee's left arm was pinned between the two forklifts. The employee developed compartment syndrome.

Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) intersecting, turning · Arm(s) · Manufacturing

Apr 10, 2025 · FRITO-LAY, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was retrieving a pallet using a forklift. The employee stepped off the forklift to adjust a box. Before the employee returned to their own forklift, they were struck by a second forklift as it backed up. The employee's lower left leg was pinned between a pallet (carried by the second forklift) and the cab of their own forklift. They suffered multiple fractures to the lower leg.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing

Mar 28, 2025 · FRITO-LAY, INC. Hospitalized

An employee went to clean out a back-up of potatoes on a potato recycling conveyor and inspect the line to see what was causing the issue. When removing potatoes that had become lodged in the sprocket end, their right arm was caught in the sprocket, causing a fracture of the distal radial shaft of their forearm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 20, 2024 · Frito Lay Inc Hospitalized

An employee was monitoring an automation palletizer and was retrieving spilled cases from the automation elevator when they were caught between the frame and elevator, resulting in multiple fractures to the head.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Head · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1778156

Apr 14, 2023 · FRITO-LAY, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was removing steel grating from warehouse racking when he fell approximately 18 feet through an opening near a piece of unsecured steel grating to the ground. The steel grating struck him during the fall, resulting in head and lumbar fractures. The employee's fall protection was tied off to the steel grating.

Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet · Head and trunk · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1667427

Oct 2, 2022 · Gilmer Warehouse, LLC Hospitalized

On October 2, 2022, an employee was attempting to unjam a pallet on a rack system and fell approximately 17 feet to the concrete floor. They were hospitalized with a broken left leg and a pelvic fracture.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1626417

Sep 13, 2021 · Frito-Lay Inc Amputation

An employee was lowering a hopper into an extruder using an electric hoist. His left middle and index fingers were caught between the hopper and the extruder, resulting in amputations to the fingertips.

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

Sep 10, 2021 · Frito-Lay Inc Hospitalized

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift picking material for shipping. The employee lost balance and fell from the cab of the forklift. The forklift's rear tire rolled onto the employee's left foot and fractured it.

Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Foot (feet) · Manufacturing

May 31, 2021 · Frito Lay Hospitalized

An employee was walking through the chemical room when he noticed a 2.5 gallon jug of detergent that was unstable on the storage rack. When he went to grab the jug, his hand slipped off of the product which caused the chemical to splash onto his stomach and upper leg. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing

Sep 3, 2020 · Advanced Disposal Hospitalized

An employee returned to the scale house after dumping at the landfill. He parked his vehicle on the ramp. As he stepped out of the truck, he missed the ramp and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. His left hip fractured.

Other fall to lower level · Hip(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Nov 24, 2019 · Pepsi Hospitalized

An employee troubleshooting an LED light fixture lost their balance while plugging in the light fixture and fell from a height to the floor below.

Other fall to lower level · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing

Jun 3, 2019 · Advanced Disposal Hospitalized

An employee fell from the back of a garbage truck to the ground near the road. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured skull and a back strain. The employee also had a seizure and/or a brain bleed.

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Feb 26, 2018 · Frito-Lay, Inc. Amputation

An employee was checking on the pull belt function of a bag maker machine when the employee's left middle finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley, amputating the fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 21, 2015 · Lowe's Home Centers, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was driving a narrow aisle lift in the receiving department to get a pallet to bring to the floor. He ran into an upright and, out of reflex, put his hand up. He broke arm bones when his arm got caught between the upright and the lift.

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

Jan 22, 2015 · Frito Lay Amputation

Site Safety Manager reported that this VPP Facility had an incident in which an employee was cut while adjusting a belt with an Allen wrench. This resulted in surgery and amputation of the employee's right index finger up to the first knuckle.

Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1021928