Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Piedmont National Corporation, 1561 Southland Circle NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On October 5, 2020, an employee was pinned between a stand-up powered industrial truck and a storage shelf. The employee was hospitalized for possible broken ribs and facial lacerations.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
More severe injuries at Piedmont National Corporation
An employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse. The employee was turning the forklift to go down a ramp to the dumpster when the brakes stopped working and the forklift went backward out the dock door. It landed on its backside on the ground and pinned the operator's right arm underneath. The employee sustained a fractured lower arm and wrist.
An employee was reversing a standup forklift when his left foot was caught between the forklift and a pole. He suffered an abrasion to his left foot/lower leg.
An employee was preparing stock for the morning shift when his left foot was caught between two forklifts he was operating. The employee was using a stand-up and sit down forklift at the same time. His foot was mangled between the forklift forks.
An employee was replacing a waterline and moving equipment with a loader when they were struck by a front-end wheel loader. They sustained arm and leg fractures.
An employee was selecting when they were struck by a pallet on another powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee sustained fractures to the left fibula and right ankle requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was disconnecting a rope from a barge. The employee's middle, ring, and little fingers were crushed between two barges. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was walking into an aisle from between machines when they were struck by a forklift that was turning in to the aisle. The employee sustained head trauma.
An employee was checking temperatures to a side seal assembly when the side seal bar pinched the inside of his right middle fingertip causing an amputation.
An employee was parking a standup powered industrial vehicle (PIV) after moving pallets in a warehouse when they struck a stationary forklift, resulting in an ankle injury.
An employee was operating a forklift with a hopper attached. The chain that holds the hopper in place was stuck between the forklift prongs. The employee was working to free the chain when the forklift forks fell on their left forearm causing a severe laceration.
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.