Injured by object pushed or pulled by person · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NexGen Contracting, LLC, 438 Valencia Way, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30906
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were in a combustion chamber cutting braces to remove a 200-pound, X-shaped brace/stiffener. They cut the braces/stiffeners on three of the four corners and then slightly cut the bottom brace to be able to push the brace over and snap the bottom weld. While the brace was being pushed over, it twisted and struck the injured employee in the shin. The employee sustained fractures to their tibia and fibula.
An employee was hooking up a set of 28-foot trailers, attaching a converter dolly to the lead trailer's pintle hook. He backed up the lead trailer and parked it a foot from the converter dolly, then lifted the converter dolly and rolled it to the lead trailer to set it onto the hook. The converter dolly kicked up, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the trailer. He suffered a severe laceration to the palm between the ring finger and middle finger.
An employee in the warehouse was working to pull a reel from under a rack when his finger was crushed between the reel and the rack. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
An employee was pushing automotive suspension material using a material rack. The material started to shift and caught the employee's right little finger, crushing it. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger. The finger was re-attached.
An employee was entering a receiving area to start his shift when he was struck by a utility cart being pushed by another employee. The injured employee fell to the floor and suffered a fractured hip.
A temporary employee was moving an I-beam that was on a steel table to the edge of the table. Their right index finger was pinched between the I-beam and the table, resulting in a broken finger.
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