Severe Workplace Injuries in Pooler, Georgia
Employers in Pooler reported 25 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through May 2025: 19 workers hospitalized and 6 amputations (24% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 7 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Pooler since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 321 inspections at Pooler workplaces, and 224 of them (70%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 461 serious, 0 willful and 33 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $1,448,945.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Pisces USA LLC (complaint, details) | 3 (1 serious+) | $2,383 |
| Jorge Sanchez (other, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,703 |
| Triad Mechanical Company, Inc. (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $17,024 |
| Montrose Construction, Corp. (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $4,540 |
| Cornerstone Drywall And Paint, Inc. (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $3,830 |
| Best Choice Products, Inc. (follow-up, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $31,917 |
| Tomas Peralta Construction LLC (planned, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $8,852 |
| Ross Dress For Less, Inc. (complaint, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $6,736 |
| Tomas Peralta Construction LLC (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,532 |
| Tomas Peralta Construction LLC (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,574 |
| Tomas Peralta Construction LLC (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $9,533 |
| Elogistek, LLC (complaint, details) | 3 | $790 |
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 25 newest severe injury reports from Pooler employers, as OSHA published them.
May 2, 2025 · Amerit Fleet Solutions Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was performing a repair and using a radial arm saw when they lacerated their index finger. The employee was hospitalized with an infection.
Struck by running powered equipment · Other finger(s) (other) · Other services
Oct 25, 2024 · Costco Wholesale Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was washing a board at the sink in the food service area. The employee stepped back, tripped over a raised drainage gate, and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right femur.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Thigh(s) · Retail
Jul 29, 2024 · JCB Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was walking around and performing basic job duties on assembly prior to shipment. They drank from a water bottle that contained windshield washer fluid. The employee sustained stomach injuries and was hospitalized.
Ingestion of harmful substance · Body systems · Manufacturing
Apr 30, 2024 · JCB Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized
The employee had just removed the arm of a skid steer from a fixture using a chain hoist with a hook and placed the arm on the floor. After the arm was placed on the floor, the employee removed the hook and began raising the hook with the hoist. While raising, the hook caught on the side of the arm causing it to turn over onto the employee's lower left leg and fracture it.
Struck by other propelled object or substance (other) · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 15, 2023 · PGS USA, LLC Amputation
An employee was putting the straps of a sack on the forks of a forklift. When the forks were lifted, the employee's right and left index fingers were caught between the forks and the straps. The employee's right and left index fingertips were amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1714697
Oct 12, 2023 · JCB Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was using an overhead crane with a two-leg chain sling to lift a loader arm sub assembly. One of the two legs was not attached and was secured on a jib crane in the area when the load was lifted, causing the loader arm sub assembly to fall and strike the employee. They sustained right foot and leg fractures.
Struck by falling object or equipment · Foot(feet) and leg(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 24, 2023 · JCB Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was on a surface two feet from the floor, checking the quality of a skid steer. As she pulled on a pin in the skid steer, she slipped and fell onto the floor, resulting in injuries to the right shoulder, face, and head.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing
Feb 24, 2023 · YANCEY BROS. CO. Hospitalized
An employee was troubleshooting a connection on a dozer when aerosol fluid ignited, due to an electrical arc from exposed wire. The employee sustained burns to their hands.
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Hand(s) · Other services
Dec 9, 2022 · Unis Transportation, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift in reverse. The forklift struck a pole in an aisle; the employee suffered a back injury.
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Transportation and warehousing
Jun 15, 2022 · Guevara Framing, LLC Hospitalized
An employee slipped while walking across a roof during a roof-framing job. The employee fell to the ground about 30 feet below, suffering fractures to the leg and spine. The employee was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1608847
May 27, 2022 · COURIER EXPRESS/ATLANTA, INC. Hospitalized
A temporary employee was operating a dock plate at a loading dock. His toe became caught in the plate and was partially degloved. He was hospitalized.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Transportation and warehousing
May 14, 2022 · Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. Amputation
An employee was working on a lathe with sand paper. The lathe amputated his right middle fingertip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 6, 2022 · Circle K Hospitalized
An employee fell in a store, landing on the floor and suffering a broken knee.
Fall on same level · Knee(s) · Retail
Apr 1, 2021 · JCB Manufacturing, Inc. Amputation
An employee was installing a track pod assembly onto an SSL chassis on the main assembly line when their right index finger was trapped between the track pod and chassis, resulting in amputation.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 10, 2020 · Darden Restaurants, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was cleaning a fryer when the employee's hand slipped and hot oil splashed the employee's chest, face, left shoulder, and left hand/arm.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Hotels and restaurants
Oct 15, 2019 · JCB INC Amputation
An employee was installing a displacement ramp onto a light-capacity rough-terrain forklift chassis. The employee's left middle finger was caught between two pieces of equipment, causing the amputation of the tip.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Wholesale trade
Apr 25, 2019 · Sweetener Solutions, LLC Amputation
An employee was assisting the operator of a vertical form fill sealing (VFFS) machine. He was attempting to align the plastic bags for printing and using the machine activation button to jog the machine when the tip of his left middle finger was caught and amputated between the clamps.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1398666
Jan 16, 2019 · Thomas Concrete, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder about 12 to 15 feet above the ground while attempting to light a waste oil heater that hangs from the ceiling. The employee pushed the reset button (electric ignition) and a flame came out of the heater, causing second degree burns to the employee's face.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Face · Manufacturing
May 4, 2018 · Sam's East, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was driving a forklift into a trailer. Before the employee could get completely in the trailer, the truck pulled forward, causing the forklift to fall sideways between the back of the trailer and the loading dock plate. The truck then pulled forward some more, dragging the employee and the forklift. The forklift then fell to the ground on top of the employee, who suffered a fractured pelvis and fractured vertebrae.
Nonroadway noncollision incident (other) · Nonclassifiable · Retail · OSHA inspection 1317419
Mar 2, 2018 · Tyson & Sons, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was cutting into an excavated PVC waterline with a pipe saw when the PVC pipe shattered under pressure. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the forearm and cheekbone and lacerations to the face and neck.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1300350
Jan 10, 2018 · Walmart Stores Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was using power lift equipment (forklift or scissor lift) to load wooden pallets on racks when a pallet fell on the employee's head. The employee suffered fractures in the neck and back and was hospitalized.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Neck and back · Retail · OSHA inspection 1288081
Aug 22, 2017 · JCB INC Amputation
An employee was assembling a boom/dipper for a backhoe when the bucket ram was lowered and partially amputated his right pinky finger.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Wholesale trade
Apr 9, 2017 · B & H Construction Hospitalized
An employee was setting a piece of metal floor decking on the 2nd floor when he stepped back and fell through an undecked portion of the floor. He fell down onto the 1st floor concrete flooring, fracturing his right wrist and skull.
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1224187
Feb 18, 2016 · The Home Depot, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was removing a door from an upper shelf and carrying it down using a step ladder when he missed the last two steps and fell on his left leg/knee, possibly fracturing his kneecap and tearing ligaments. He was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Leg(s) · Retail
Mar 30, 2015 · YANCEY BROTHERS, INC. Hospitalized
An employee was struck and trapped by a tire he was removing. He was hospitalized.
Contact with objects and equipment · Nonclassifiable · Wholesale trade
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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