Homerville, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: BWAY Homerville
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BWAY Homerville in 1601 Valdosta HWY, Homerville, GA 31634 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paint Room Operator in steel cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BWAY Homerville
- Parent company
- BWAY Corporation
- Street
- 1601 Valdosta HWY
- City
- Homerville
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31634
- On-site location
- Pail lines-Paint booth
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 70
Before the incident
The employee states that he was gathering tools in preparation for downtime.
What happened
The paint room operator got his hand caught in the exit conveyor chain.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury: AMPUTATION |Type: |Body Part: HAND(S) - FINGER(S)
Object or substance involved
Automated Conveyor
Summary line
Employee got left hand caught in the interior paint booth exit conveyor chain causing injury to fingers hand and amputation of his L index finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paint Room Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9124: Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 332431: Steel cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 535
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,238,762
- Establishment ID
- 1328730
- Employer case #
- IE-2410-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 15:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-24
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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