Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BRUNDAGE BONE CONCRETE PUMPING INC, 4791 Wright Drive, SMYRNA, GEORGIA 30080
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a mechanical issue under equipment when his clothing became caught in the power take off (PTO) of an industrial concrete truck. The employee sustained fractures to the neck and back, a dislocated left shoulder, and lacerations to the head, face and body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
More severe injuries at BRUNDAGE BONE CONCRETE PUMPING INC
An employee was changing a boom pipe delivery system on a concrete pump truck. He tripped and fell from an elevated level to the ground, resulting in multiple leg fractures.
At 4:00 p.m. on June 13, 2025, a concrete truck was parked behind a concrete pump, discharging its material; meanwhile, a Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping employee was standing near the rear of the pump, checking the machine and the material to be placed. The truck's transmission engaged, and it reversed and pinned the employee against the pump. The employee suffered broken ribs, a severe laceration to the right hip and leg, muscle damage, and lacerations to the face and head. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the hip laceration.
On May 8, 2024, an employee was guiding a piece of lattice tower into position with a tower crane being operated by another employee. Their foot became caught between the existing concrete pipe and the pipe attached to the lattice, resulting in a laceration to their left foot.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238110)
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was changing a boom pipe delivery system on a concrete pump truck. He tripped and fell from an elevated level to the ground, resulting in multiple leg fractures.
An employee was reading numbers off a belt that feeds a plant. He reached his hand up and the belt caught his finger, resulting in a finger amputation.
An employee was guiding the pouring end of a concrete pump truck's boom while standing on top of 4-foot wall forms. The boom contacted power lines and the employee was shocked. The employee sustained third-degree burns on the entry and exit path of the electricity, and also sustained first- and second-degree burns to their torso and legs.
An employee was holding a form board on a section of pavement. A skid steer backed into the employee's ankle, breaking it. 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.