UNION CITY, GEORGIA—
Dematic Corp.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Dematic Corp., 6000 Studio Way, UNION CITY, GEORGIA 30291 on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to track a conveyor belt when his jacket was pulled into the conveyor belt, breaking bones in his right arm. He was hospitalized. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.
More severe injuries at Dematic Corp.
JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND—
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An employee was working on a ladder when he lost his balance and fell onto the conveyor rail, resulting in two broken ribs and hospitalization.
LOCKBOURNE, OHIO—
Dematic Corp
An employee was running a tagline of an elevated load (conveyor bed) during an installation. As the load was lifted, the tagline became twisted around the employee's thumb. As the load moved, the rope caused an open wound to the right thumb that resulted in a thumb tip amputation.
MOBILE, ALABAMA—
Dematic Corp.
An employee was on a step ladder, troubleshooting an issue with a conveyor, when he lost his balance and made contact with the conveyor belt and pulley. The employee's left little finger was amputated.
VANDALIA, OHIO—
Dematic Corp.
On June 17, 2019, an employee was painting on an elevated platform when the power went out. The employee fell 10 feet 6 inches to the floor and was injured. The employee was hospitalized for facial fractures.
CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS—
Dematic Corp
On June 6, 2018, around 9:00 a.m. an employee parked and engaged the breaks of a loaded forklift on a slight incline and got off the forklift to verify space availability in the cargo van that was being loaded. The forklift rolled forward crushing his legs between the bumper of the cargo van and the material on the forklift causing fractures to both legs. The employee was hospitalized.
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