Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, 1041 Howell Mill Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee had landed a load of glass in an "A"-style crate. The crane rigging caught on the bottom of the crate, causing it to tip over and land on the employee's left side and ankle. The employee's ankle was broken.
An employee was walking to pick up fall protection equipment when a 4'x8' sheet of 3/4-inch plywood fell approximately 9 feet and struck them. They sustained a head laceration and compressed discs of cervical vertebrae 4-6.
On September 7, 2021, an employee had adjusted a chain link fence and was standing next to the fence. A forklift moved towards him and crushed his right hand against a fence pole. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was working with a hammer to remove wall ties when a drill was dropped from the next level up, striking him on his hard hat and causing neck and shoulder injuries.
An employee was walking beside a 26 ft. electric scissor lift when his right foot slipped and was run over by the left wheel of the scissor lift. The employee was hospitalized for fractured bones in his foot.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 236220)
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
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.