Struck by discharged object or substance · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc., 1 Caesarstone Drive, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA 31324
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was coming out of a truck with a pneumatic nail gun. The gun fired a nail into his left foot, breaking a bone.
An employee was attempting to unclog a jammed vacuum unit when his right hand entered the energized unit. His right index finger was then caught between the vacuum's airlock and flange, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
An employee triggered a pressure washer while the nozzle was pressed against the top of the injured employee's boot. The water blast penetrated the injured employee's boot and cut the top of the foot.
An employee was inside an intermodal container positioned to the right of granite slabs that were stacked in an A-frame manner. As a forklift was unloading the slabs from the left side of the A-frame, the slabs on the right side fell and struck the employee. The employee was pinned between 7 to 8 slabs and the side of the container. The slabs weigh approximately 700 pounds each. The employee sustained bruised ribs and lungs.
An employee was installing wood trim surrounding a skylight inside a home. While holding a piece of trim in it's desired location, his pneumatic nail gun discharged, sending a 3/4-inch pin nail into his left forearm.
An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.
An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.
On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.
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.