Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Strack Incorporated, 50 Meriwether lane, VILLA RICA, GEORGIA 30180
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On July 18, 2022, an employee was carrying chains to hook to a tool building. The employee tripped, and the eye ring for the four-way chains came down onto the eye of the tool building, catching his right index finger and amputating it above the first joint.
An employee was walking underneath a silo when he tripped. The employee reached for a head pulley gear box and his finger became caught in the belt, resulting in a degloving injury that required medical amputation of the right middle fingertip.
An employee was removing a pan of cooked pasta from a steam oven when they tripped and spilled hot water on their legs and elbow. The employee was hospitalized for burns.
An employee tripped while carrying a bucket of hot tar. The bucket dropped and splashed tar on his feet and right arm. He suffered burns to the arm and both ankles.
An employee was moving a dumpster from inside an apartment to the outside when he stumbled and his ankle was pinned between the curb and the dumpster. He suffered a broken left ankle.
Employees were hooking up a new reel of pipe to be processed into shorter lengths. This process involved routing a winch cable through a haul-off and attaching it to the pipe using a clamp. One employee held the winch cable while another pressed the feed-out button to loosen the cable. The cable tightened and pulled the hand of the employee holding it into a pulley. The employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated at the first knuckle.
On 8/22/2025, an employee was working to clear a grinder jam. The employee was using a "no-touch tool" to rotate the drum of the grinder. He slipped forward and his right hand contacted a pinch point between the backside of the blade and the grinder housing. The employee's right middle fingertip was partially amputated with bone loss.
At about 1:25 a.m. on August 14, 2025, an employee was operating a 10-inch band saw at a molding machine. The employee was working to cut the sprue off a PVC fitting. The blade snagged on the sprue and pulled his left index finger into the blade, which cut it. The finger was partially medically amputated.
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.