Savannah, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: BASF Savannah
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BASF Savannah in Savannah, GA 31404 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic in kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BASF Savannah
- Parent company
- BASF Corporation
- Street
- 1800 E President St
- City
- Savannah
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31404
- On-site location
- F2 roof above D6
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 38
- Days restricted or transferred
- 16
Before the incident
Trying to install blower belts on a blower motor sheave by hand.
What happened
Employee could not loosen motor to install belts so they spun the sheave to try and get the belts on. In the process of trying to get the second belt on the employee caught their finger in the first installed belt.
Injury or illness
Fracture of right hand finger
Object or substance involved
belt and sheave
Summary line
Fracture of right hand finger when caught between belt and sheave.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 327992 — Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 102
- Total hours worked
- 207837
- Establishment ID
- 1518897
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 19:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27FEB26:16:27:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.