Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kichler Lighting, LLC, 900 SR-124, BRASELTON, GEORGIA 30517
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading product from a trailer. While walking out of the trailer, a powered pallet jack entered the trailer, slid on the dock, and pinned the employee's right leg against the trailer wall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
On July 22, 2024, at approximately 11:15 AM, an employee was moving an air conditioning unit on the roof when their right middle finger became caught between the bottom of the unit's frame and the roof curb frame. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was drilling a hole. The employee's glove wrapped around the bit extension, causing the drill to amputate the employee's left index finger.
On November 17, 2021, an employee was verifying the operation of a bulb crusher machine that had been restarted after a jam. The machine was jogged and pulled in the employee's right-hand glove. He suffered injuries resulting in the amputation of his right index and middle fingers.
A maintenance employee was checking the voltage on an automatic loading machine when another employee activated the machine. The loading arm then struck the maintenance employee, bruising the back and 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.