Severe Workplace Injuries in La Fayette, Georgia
Employers in La Fayette reported 13 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2018 through January 2025: 7 workers hospitalized and 8 amputations (62% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 7 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in La Fayette since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 33 inspections at La Fayette workplaces, and 20 of them (61%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 29 serious, 2 willful and 4 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $354,747.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Labrie Parts Corp. (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $16,550 |
| The Euclid Chemical Company (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $9,049 |
| Bonded Logic, Inc. (referral, details) | 15 (14 serious+) | $220,000 |
| Royal Design & Fabrication, Inc (planned, details) | 4 (2 serious+) | $9,945 |
| Bonded Logic, Inc. (complaint, details) | 5 (3 serious+) | $11,850 |
| Unique Fabricating South Inc. (complaint, details) | 3 | $559 |
| Unique Fabricating South Inc. (complaint, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $4,477 |
| The Euclid Chemical Company (referral, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $26,451 |
| Enviroquip Parts LLC (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $7,078 |
| Roper Corporation (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $13,494 |
| The Euclid Chemical Co. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,410 |
| Metal & Machinery, Inc. (planned, details) | 1 | $311 |
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 13 newest severe injury reports from La Fayette employers, as OSHA published them.
Jan 7, 2025 · ROPER CORPORATION (DELAWARE) Hospitalized
On January 7, 2025, an employee was walking to the timeclock when they tripped on matting sticking out from a workstation and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 4, 2023 · The Euclid Chemical Company Amputation
On October 4, 2023, an employee was re-threading a fiber cutting machine when their finger was caught in a pinch point. They suffered a partial finger amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1703320
Dec 1, 2022 · Roper Corporation Engineering Co-Op Amputation
An employee was helping a truck driver unhitch a trailer from their truck. The truck drove forward while the employee's left hand was still between the trailer and the jack. When the truck moved forward, the jack came down and crushed the employee's index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Pedestrian vehicular incident (other) · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 3, 2020 · The Euclid Chemical Company Amputation
The injured employee was assisting an extruder line operator when the synthetic fibers wound tightly around his left thumb and amputated it.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1487411
May 6, 2020 · KVAT Food Stores, Inc. (Food City) Hospitalized
An employee slipped on shrink wrap and fell, her head striking an automatic dishwasher. She suffered a head injury, with a possible concussion.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Brain · Retail
Feb 3, 2020 · Roper Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was clearing metal debris from a press. The ram came down onto her forearm and broke it in two places.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1463044
Nov 25, 2019 · Unique Fabricating South, Inc. Amputation
An employee was preparing a piece of material to slice on a slicer machine when the blade of the slicer amputated the index and middle fingers on the right hand.
Struck against object or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Oct 8, 2019 · Arco Design/Build Northeast, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was installing a floodlight from a ladder. The ladder's feet slipped out and the employee fell, suffering broken ribs.
Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Construction
Jun 28, 2019 · Euclid Chemical Co. Amputation
An employee was operating an extrusion line and had fed fibers through the roll stand. While he was attempting to separate the strands of fiber, his right middle finger was caught in the roller causing amputation of the fingertip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1424434
Jun 11, 2019 · Roper Corporation Amputation
An employee was using a die changeover table with a snake chain conveyor. The e employee activated the snake chain via remote and it moved quickly, causing the employee's right index finger to be pinched between the pin and edge of the die and amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Sep 27, 2018 · Shaw Industries Inc. Amputation
A yarn cabling operator's finger made contact with moving yarn. This caused an amputation of the tip of his left index finger.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1351999
Jun 7, 2018 · Unique Fabricating South, Inc. Amputation
An employee was running the rotary machine and caught his right middle finger in the machine resulting in amputation to the first knuckle.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1324509
Feb 6, 2018 · Roper Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was using a wrench to fix a leak on a feed line from a tote to a metering pump when one of the cam locks for the tote cap cover came loose, spraying the employee with 93% sulfuric acid. The employee suffered chemical burns.
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1294625
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 Georgia
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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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