Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., 1251 Colquitt Hwy, BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA 39817
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple regions of the head.
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a bulk-bag of peanuts weighing approximately 1,700 pounds using a forklift when another bulk-bag destabilized and fell on the cage of the forklift. The employee jumped from the forklift and when the bulk-bag broke open it rolled and landed on him, pushing his face to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to his skull, nose, maxilla, and orbital bone, as well as a facial laceration.
Hospitalized Multiple regions of the head Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
More severe injuries at John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
An employee was operating a stand-up powered industrial truck when their left foot was crushed between the forklift and a support beam, resulting in fractures to multiple bones in their foot.
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An employee was cleaning a line and removing buildup from the mixer exit point when his right middle finger came in contact with the mixer blade, resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip without bone loss.
The injured employee was sitting in a parked forklift while another forklift was moving two metal tire racks. The top rack was empty and the bottom rack contained tires. As the racks were being lowered to the ground, they fell and the top rack struck the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations and a fracture to the left foot, and they required surgery.
An employee was driving a forklift to a shipping dock. While he was rounding a corner, a stack of totes fell, and the top of one of the totes struck the outside of his left calf. He was hospitalized.
An employee was pushing brush and trees using a dozer during clearing and grubbing operations when a log fell onto the tracks of the dozer. The log penetrated the operator's cab and struck the employee, resulting in an ankle dislocation and a leg fracture.
An employee was reversing a forklift in the warehouse when the lift struck a stack of boxes. The boxes fell onto the protection cage of the forklift and the employee's left little finger was crushed, resulting in medical amputation of the fingertip.
Two employees were driving groundskeeping mowers to cut the grass on a golf course. As the two mowers passed each other, one mower struck and threw a golf ball into the right leg of the employee operating the second mower. The injured employee was hospitalized with two fractures in their lower right leg.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311919)
While attending the slab line, an employee observed that dough was accumulating on the plastic blades. He proceeded to clean the blades. His left index finger came into contact with an adjacent blade that moves laterally (left to right), resulting in a partial amputation.
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An employee's right middle fingertip was caught between a chain and a sprocket in a machine. The fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.
An employee had just finished unloading material from a truck. He was descending using the truck's built-in ladder when he missed the last rung, fell to the ground, and broke his hip and left wrist.
An employee was using a handheld grinder to cut a bolt. The grinding wheel broke apart and a fragment struck the employee s right hand, causing a laceration to the palm near the little finger.
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.
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