Severe Workplace Injuries in Sandersville, Georgia

Nov 12, 2025 · Helton Electrical Services, Inc. Hospitalized

A lineman was transferring energized power when an arc flash occurred, resulting in burns that required hospitalization and surgery.

Exposure to electric arc · Part of body · Construction

Mar 12, 2025 · Howard Sheppard Inc Amputation

An employee was under a trailer replacing the right-side air bag. The left-side air bag collapsed and the trailer fell onto the tips of the employee's fingers. His left middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Aug 19, 2024 · MELTBLOWN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was running rolls on the line. While transferring the roll, their hand was caught between the material and the roller, resulting in a degloving of their right thumb.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing

May 8, 2024 · Helton Electrical Services, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was assisting a crew from another company in relocating a motor control center (MCC) panel with a boom truck. The boom truck flipped on its side and came to rest at approximately a 45-degree angle. The boom contacted a large tank which stopped the truck from turning completely on its side. The employees then placed the MCC panel that was being hoisted on the ground. After resting it on the ground, it shifted and fell toward the employees. The injured employee attempted to run but there was clay slurry in the area which hindered the exit path. The injured employee was struck in the left heel by the MCC panel, which resulted in a broken heel bone and a detached Achilles tendon.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1748377

Feb 13, 2024 · DURA-LINE CORPORATION Amputation

An employee was on a forklift picking orders of conduit reels to load on an 18-wheel flatbed truck. As he loaded reels onto the truck, he identified two reels needed for a shipment in a row of ten. He rolled the two reels out by hand in order to reach them with the forklift. As he rolled one of the reels out, the reel rolled back into the row. He pulled the reel back out and went to hold it in place (chock) with a bolt when his left index finger was caught between the reel and the concrete ground, resulting in a fingertip amputation below the fingernail.

Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Aug 5, 2023 · RANDSTAD NORTH AMERICA, INC. Hospitalized

A temporary employee was reloading a machine with rolls and pins with the help of another employee. A pin was dropped and the injured employee went to grab it, when his finger became caught between the machine and roller/pin. They sustained a laceration involving nerve damage to the right index fingertip.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Sep 9, 2022 · Howard Sheppard Inc Hospitalized

An employee removed a cap from a hose and 93 percent sulfuric acid splashed in his face, causing chemical burns.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Face · Transportation and warehousing

Dec 28, 2021 · C&D Technology/Trogan Battery Company Amputation

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt when their right thumb was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation of the tip of their thumb.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1571400

Nov 5, 2021 · Trojan Battery Company, LLC Amputation

An employee was using a 36-inch-long tool to clear battery plates out. The tool contacted a conveyor, which pulled the employee's right hand too close to the opening to an oven. The tip of his index finger was amputated.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Dec 15, 2019 · Global Environmental Enterprises, LLC Amputation

An employee was threading a machine when the machine's 50-inch blade amputated four fingers on his left hand.

Caught in running equipment or machinery · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1452023

May 29, 2019 · Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC Hospitalized

On May 29, 2019, at approximately 9:32 a.m. an employee was returning from a water break when he tripped and fell to the concrete sidewalk resulting in hospitalization for a fractured left hip.

Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Hip(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Jul 12, 2018 · Trojan Battery Company, LLC Amputation

An employee was attempting to repair a slide on a grid casting machine when the die closed and caught his gloved hand. His left thumb was pinched in the mold, resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the left thumb tip (no bone loss).

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 29, 2017 · Schnitzer Southeast Hospitalized

An employee was attempting to pick up a roll-off container with hoisting cables when the hook on the container broke and the hoisting cable flew up and over the employee's tractor truck, contacting the overhead power lines. The controls on the truck became energized in the employee's hand, and he suffered first degree burns to his right hand and foot.

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Upper and lower limb(s) · Wholesale trade

Jun 12, 2017 · BEASLEY FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a cant sorter when the block belt became jammed by a small block of wood that had been trimmed off a cant. The employee was attempting to free up the jammed material when it broke free. The conveyor then pulled the employee's right arm underneath the conveyor belt and roller, breaking it. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1240469

Mar 1, 2017 · Trees, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was trimming tree branches on the ground with a chain saw. The employee tripped on a tree branch while operating chain saw, causing the chain saw to kick back and strike him in the face. He received a laceration to the right eye and cheek.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Multiple face locations · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Nov 2, 2016 · Trojan Battery Company Amputation

An employee was troubleshooting a chain and sprocket inside a welder machine conveyor when a coworker started the machine from the other end while the employee's hand was still inside. His left fourth fingertip was amputated.

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

Apr 18, 2016 · United Pipeline Systems, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was observing a pipe liner as it was being extended to the stationary steel pipe in the ground. The pipe liner was slightly offline, and the employee tried to manually guide it in place right as it was making contact with the pipe. The liner jerked up as he was leaning over it and it hit him in the chin with force. He suffered a chin laceration requiring 5 stitches and was knocked unconscious. Employee was hospitalized overnight.

Struck by object or equipment (other) · Multiple head locations · Transportation and warehousing

Jul 20, 2015 · Washington Electric Membership Corp Hospitalized

An employee fell and fractured his shoulder. He was hospitalized.

Fall, slip, trip · Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Construction