Baxley, GA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Baxley, GA
8 severe-injury reports between 2015-12-07 and 2025-09-29, 136 OSHA inspections, and 29 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Baxley, Georgia.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Baxley
Example incidents
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Lawter Inc.
An employee was working on a pastillator machine, which processes resin-based materials into solid pastilles. His right hand became caught between the feed roller (operating at approximately 350 F) and the cooling belt. The employee s glove and shirt sleeve adhered to his arm due to the heat. The employee sustained third-degree burns to his right hand and forearm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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DAY AND ZIMMERMANN, INCORPORATED
An employee was walking down a gravel walkway. They went to turn, lost their footing, and fell. The employee sustained a right tibia/fibula and ankle fracture.
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M & M INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE, INC.
The injured employee was standing on the ground observing and acting as a fire watch while two other employees were working to remove a channel from the top of a wood pellet bin. The employees removed both nuts and one bolt (leaving one bolt in place) on the left side, then went to the right side and repeated the process. This was in preparation for the crew to attach a chain and choker to hoist the channel off the bin. Prior to attaching the chain and choker, the pressure or weight of the channel caused the bolts to shear and the channel to fall to the ground striking the injured employee on the back of his hardhat. The injured employee fell to the ground, resulting in injury to their shoulder and ankle as well as a laceration on the back of the head.
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Appling County Pellets, LLC
An employee was breaking up hardened residual ash to remove it from the inside of the second chamber of a dryer during a scheduled outage of the equipment. A piece of the ash fell and pinned the employee's legs. Interior layers of the residual ash were still hot, causing third degree burns on the right leg, second degree burns on the left leg, and second degree burns to portions of both arms. The employee was hospitalized.
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Harveys Supermarket
An employee was cutting strip steaks with a meat saw. The saw amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
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Southern Company
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a switchgear and received an electrical shock when his hand contacted a live conductor.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.