Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc, 1005 Valley drive, PERRY, GEORGIA 31069
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam in a machine when their left little fingertip contacted the metal blade, resulting in the amputation of the first digit.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
More severe injuries at Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc
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.
On May 2, 2025, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was using a hawkbill knife to cut plastic material off a die head when the knife slipped and lacerated their right knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
At 10:00 a.m. on January 9, 2025, an employee slipped on ice while walking through the yard to their truck. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken right femur. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using a lathe to sand down a shaft. Their glove got caught on the spindle and their hand and arm were pulled into the machine. The employee sustained a dislocated wrist, a dislocated little finger, and a fractured arm. The employee was hospitalized.
On October 19, 2023, an employee was helping to remove a broken pallet from the forks of a forklift. A fork fell off the carriage and struck the employee's leg, resulting in a fractured leg that required surgery.
A temporary employee turned off a planer machine, opened the housing, and began clearing a jam. The machine's spinning blade caught his right hand and degloved the index finger.
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.
A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 326199)
An employee was operating a drill and tap machine. He was placing a part with his right hand and removing a part coming in on the left side. He saw a part that was crooked and went to straighten it. The machine clamped down on his left index finger, degloving the top part of the finger and resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was performing maintenance on a roll cutting machine in a warehouse. The employee was removing excess grease from the bearings when the machine's chain caught their right index finger. The fingertip was amputated by the chain and sprocket.
During fiberglass work, an employee mixed a methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) catalyst with a cobalt chemical that they thought was a dye. A chemical reaction occurred, resulting in an explosion. The employee sustained second-degree burns on his back and a blister on his right arm.
An employee was walking when she tripped over a box on the ground and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a severe dislocation to the hip and leg that required surgery.
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.