Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SHERWIN WILLIAMS, 6795 Main Street, MORROW, GEORGIA 30260
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee's right index finger was amputated after slipping and falling near equipment. The cause is unknown.
A maintenance technician was troubleshooting the pail lid crimper on the production line in the filling department. The sensor activated and the crimper came down on the technician's hand, causing a fracture and laceration to his left middle fingertip.
An employee was lifting up buckets in a spray paint booth. The employee lost balance when they stood up and fell to the floor resulting in a broken femur.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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