Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC., 618 HIGHWAY 74 SOUTH, PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA 30269
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was working on a flaker assembly line. As he was moving a unit, it fell from his hands and its stainless steel edges lacerated his chin and his arm. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Air conditioning units
On December 6, 2023, an employee was loading a foaming unit. His right hand was on top of the unit when the machine activated, resulting in the amputation of the right ring finger and lacerations to his index finger.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was observing expansion rods on a coil expander going into a coil to ensure copper stubs weren't being bent. His left hand was caught between the locking block and locking block clamp on the power press machine, resulting in partial amputation of his left little finger from the distal interphalangeal joint.
An employee was setting up a press brake and rolling over a die when the tip of their left little finger was caught between the horizontal working surface of the press brake and die. The employee sustained partial amputation of their fingertip.
An employee was working to remove an access panel to begin performing maintenance on a machine. The set pins on the bottom of the panel were broken. The bottom kicked out and fell, striking the employee's left foot and resulting in a fracture to the big toe.
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.
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