AUSTELL, GEORGIA—
YANCEY BROS. CO.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at YANCEY BROS. CO., 330 LEE INDUSTRIAL BLVD., AUSTELL, GEORGIA 30168 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee fell off a bulldozer while changing a condenser. The employee landed about 7 feet below, suffering five broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
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An employee was performing maintenance on a school bus. After completing the repair, they went to close the garage door using the manual chain mechanism. During this process, the garage door came off its tracks and fell, striking the employee. The employee sustained a laceration to the head and a fractured left femur.
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On November 15, 2024, an employee was operating a hydraulic press and ejecting metal when a piece of metal struck the employee in the face, causing fractures to their nose and maxilla.
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An employee brought two scissor lifts to a new construction warehouse, and was documenting the completion of delivery by taking pictures. The employee walked backward to get a wider angle and stepped off the loading dock, falling about 46 inches to the concrete ground outside the loading dock. The employee's right elbow was fractured.
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An employee was using a chisel and hammer to separate and remove a bearing in the axle of a road scraper machine. One of the tools struck his left thumb, resulting in the partial amputation of the thumb tip at the end of the nail.
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