Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SK Battery America Inc., 1760 Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway, COMMERCE, GEORGIA 30529
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking to check on an issue with a coating line when they slipped and fell, resulting in a fractured left hip.
An employee was performing preventative maintenance and lubricating the chain on a machine when the chain pulled the rag the employee was using into the machine, resulting in amputation of the employee's left index fingertip.
An employee was being trained when they were caught inside the process trash collection bin after the bin was energized. The employee sustained a broken left leg.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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On March 5, 2025, an employee was pushing an 8-foot x 12-foot x 2-foot electrical panel weighing 3 tons into the electrode room when the panel tipped over, striking his leg. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.
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