Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alfa Insurance, 1320 E Main Street, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120
on — Fractures , affecting the Pelvis.
Final narrative
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 checking the level of liquid inside the distributor truck's tank when there was a flash explosion. The employee sustaining burns to 16% of his body.
An employee was visually inspecting the drive line for a conveyor. There was an explosion in the conveyor, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to both forearms.
On August 4, 2025, at 7:00 AM, an employee was approaching an area to put out a fire with an ABC fire extinguisher when an unknown material exploded and contacted their face. The employee sustained a laceration to the right cheek with an object penetrating the nasal cavity. The employee was hospitalized.
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