Fall on same level, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keystone Foods LLC, 7220 HWY 19, CAMILLA, GEORGIA 31730
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was found on the floor after possibly falling. The employee suffered head trauma that required hospitalization.
An employee was performing housekeeping duties. She reached under a piece of equipment to clear some product when her left hand got caught in a motor belt, resulting in a partial amputation of the index finger.
An employee was adjusting the belt for a breader machine when the machine's lid came down on their left hand, resulting in a partial amputation to the middle finger and hospitalization.
On December 28, 2024, an employee was adding caustic soda beads to the oven clean-in-place (CIP) cleaning system when he was splashed by hot chemicals. The employee sustained burns to his face and ear from the caustic soda beads.
On December 26, 2024, at approximately 11:00 PM, two employees sustained second- and third-degree burns when a boiler exploded as they were gathering tools and supplies following a repair to the boiler system pump. Both employees were hospitalized.
An employee was walking behind the store with another associate to get paperwork from the delivery driver when she fell on the walkway and sustained a leg fracture that required surgery.
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork detached from the forklift. The employee jumped out of the way but fell on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
An employee was painting a wall. They fell down three steps and landed on a plastic mop bucket and the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their right arm and right hip, and required surgery.
An employee was using an electric jack to load a pallet onto a truck when he was struck from behind by a forklift, resulting in a laceration to his right leg.
An employee was performing maintenance on a tray packer. They put a piece of cardboard down onto the belt of the tray packer and stood on the belt. The belt started, causing the employee to lose balance and fall approximately 2 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was adding cilantro to the dicing machine when it became jammed. While clearing the jam, the blade amputated approximately 1/2" to 3/4" of his right middle finger.
An employee was cleaning and sanitizing a mixer when the machine was activated. The employee's hand was caught in the machine and he sustained the amputation of his right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
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.