Severe Workplace Injuries in Willacoochee, Georgia

Jan 16, 2025 · WMT Housing, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was moving a step ladder to a different location. A brad nail gun with an air hose attached was hanging on the side of the ladder. When the employee climbed the ladder, his right leg hit the safety tip of the nail gun and the nail gun shot a brad nail into the employee's right leg.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Leg(s) · Manufacturing

Dec 14, 2023 · Freedom Trailers, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1718942

Aug 30, 2022 · Freedom Trailers, LLC Amputation

An employee was cutting a piece of plywood using a table saw. The guard of the saw came up and his right thumb contacted the blade. It was amputated above the second knuckle.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing

May 27, 2022 · WMT Housing, LLC Hospitalized

On May 27, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was descending a ladder while holding a nail gun when the nail gun discharged and a 2-inch nail entered the employee's upper-right abdomen, resulting in hospitalization.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1599586

Nov 19, 2021 · WMT Housing, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was looking through sheets of precut decking in an upright position. The weight of the decking knocked him off balance and caused his feet to slip and hit standing decking on the opposite side. All of the decking fell and the employee was crushed, resulting in pelvis and hip fractures.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Multiple pelvic region locations · Manufacturing

Sep 2, 2021 · WMT Housing, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was shooting brads into the top of a house. The brads came in sleeves, held together by plastic fasteners designed to fall off when the gun was fired. As it came off, one of these plastic fasteners struck and injured his left eye.

Struck by discharged or flying object · Eye(s) · Manufacturing

Mar 22, 2021 · Freedom Trailers, LLC Hospitalized

An employee sprayed glue on the porch of a trailer. He then grabbed a drill to remove two screws and a spark from his drill ignited the fumes from the glue, burning his face, arms, and legs.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1522209

Nov 22, 2020 · Langboard, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was cutting the hinges off a damaged door using a cutting disk. The door slipped and pinned the cutting disk against the doorframe; the tool then fell onto the top of the employee's left hand, causing a severe laceration that required sutures and overnight hospitalization.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Hand(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 13, 2020 · Bobby Lashley Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was using a mechanical hammer to clean debris from the furnace. As the impact of the hammer knocked debris loose a large section of debris fell and struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for a crushing/blunt force trauma injury.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Nonclassifiable · Construction

Jun 17, 2019 · Freedom Trailers, LLC Hospitalized

An employee fell from a trailer hitch to the concrete floor about 3 feet below, suffering fractures to the rib cage, elbow, and hip area. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing

Sep 17, 2018 · WMT Housing, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was using a pneumatic staple gun when the employee's knee bumped the staple gun, causing it to fire a 2-inch staple into the employee's right knee.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Knee(s) · Manufacturing

Apr 6, 2018 · Langboard, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was standing on an out feed table stacking boards when the fork carriage moved forward, catching his left leg between the fork carriage and a roll case. His left leg suffered a laceration/fracture. The out feed table was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Leg(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 20, 2016 · Langboard, Inc. Amputation

An employee was performing maintenance and changing the belt on a chip transport pump when his left index finger was caught between the belt and pulley, amputating his fingertip below the fingernail.

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

Jun 2, 2016 · WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a baler. When he hit the hydraulic switch for compaction, the baler door was pushed open and hit his right ribcage, fracturing four ribs requiring hospitalization.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing

Jul 22, 2015 · WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was bitten by a spider while cleaning a piece of equipment.

Bites and stings · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing

Jan 13, 2015 · Freedom Trailers, LLC Amputation

An employee lifted the guard on a table saw. His right hand came into contact with the moving saw blade amputating four fingers.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing