Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrocutions, electric shocks
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LG Hausys America, Inc., 310 LG Drive SE, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30103
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was carrying an extension receptacle outlet (240 V) up a flight of process equipment stairs. The receptacle contacted the stair handrail at which time the employee experienced an electrical shock for an extended period of time.
An employee was on a platform, removing a material jam from a conveyor belt. A turntable, moving back toward him, caught his lower left leg against the platform. The leg was pinched and fractured.
An employee was cleaning the box chute for a crusher when his left hand slipped between the rollers while they were still turning, causing trauma to the hand and forearm and an amputation.
An employee was cleaning debris from the rollers of a calendar machine while it was in operation. The mill cleaning cloth the employee was using caught on one of the rollers and the employee was pulled in between two rollers. He sustained crushing injuries to the upper body and head.
An employee was cleaning a drum roller and material belt when his hand was caught between the belt and drum roller, which then pulled his arm into the belt and roller. He suffered a broken wrist; three broken ribs; burns to the forearm, palm, and fingers; and skin removal from the forearm, palm and fingers.
An employee was driving a golf cart toward the golf cart parking area. The employee was driving too fast and struck the injured employee, pinning him between the wall and golf cart. The injured employee broke his left tibia and knee.
A crew was working near an electrical pole. A co-worker was using a front-loader to grade a slope when the loader slid into a guy-wire and became tangled and stuck. The injured employee used a handheld grinder to cut the wire a few feet from the ground. The lower part of the wire fell to the ground, but the upper part of the wire fell toward the pole and contacted an energized part before the end landed in nearby bushes. The employee attempted to shake the bush to free the wire so it could fall back toward the pole. The wire popped up and contacted his hands, resulting in electrical entry burns to both hands and exit burns on both feet.
On November 18, 2023, two employees were using a 2x4 to lift a power line. The boom lift they were operating made contact with power lines and both employees sustained electrical shock injuries.
An employee was part of a crew that was servicing a power line. The employee was in a bucket truck when he contacted the 7,200-volt power line. The electricity entered through one hand and exited the other, causing several electrical burns. The employee was not wearing proper personal protective equipment at the time.
An employee was helping a crew set up a 45-foot pole between two other poles. It was being set up between two energized lines and the pole made contact with the A-phase. The employee was electrocuted and lost consciousness. The electricity also caused an entry wound in their left forearm and an exit wound in their left foot.
An employee was handling a 45-foot long rebar for installation on the third floor of a building at a 30-foot elevation. The rebar came into close proximity of a powerline situated 13 feet off the building. The employee sustained electrical burns to his hands from electric discharge, requiring hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 327991)
An employee was cutting a piece of wood on the saw when the wood kicked back and struck the employee's stomach. The employee sustained internal bleeding in his stomach.
An employee was pushing a cart to move it when it collapsed on him. The employee was pinned underneath natural stone remnants that were on the cart, resulting in fractures, a dislocated hip, and a laceration to the area around his collarbone.
On June 3, 2025, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was retrieving a slab of stone when it fell and pinned both of his legs against the ground. The employee required surgery.
An employee was setting up the jobsite area to start trimming a stone countertop. He was using a saw when the blade broke and a piece of the blade went into his abdomen. The employee required surgery to remove it.
An employee was delivering product to a customer. A gust of wind blew the employee and the product off the truck. The employee sustained a broken left arm and lacerations to their leg(s).
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.