AUGUSTA, GEORGIA—
General Shale Brick, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at General Shale Brick, Inc., 1630 Arthern Rd, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30901 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting a paint roller when his left ring finger was caught in a chain and sprocket. The fingertip was amputated.
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SCHERTZ, TEXAS—
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An employee was operating a slab line in a plant that produces 16" x 9" x 3" concrete slabs that weigh approximately 25-30 pounds. The employee went to adjust the chain and sprocket for the doubler that stacks the slabs two high, when their right middle finger was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a partial transphalangeal amputation of the finger.
MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS—
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Two employees were shoveling out a machine. The blade of a shovel struck the injured employee's left middle finger, causing a partial amputation.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA—
General Shale Brick, Inc.
An employee was behind a brick firing machine aligning bricks for production when the employee was caught between the pusher bar and the setting head, resulting in a fractured pelvis. The machine was energized and was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
ROME, GEORGIA—
General Shale Brick, Inc.
On April 15, 2024, an employee was trying to adjust a brick on a machine that was pushing brick out of a building. The machine engaged and pinned his right leg against a cube of brick. His leg was broken and he was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE—
General Shale Brick, Inc.
An employee was repositioning slabs of brick on a conveyor after noticing they were coming out of the pusher area sideways. While adjusting the slabs, a slab of bricks fell onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in amputation.
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