Cleveland, GA

Employers with the most severe injuries in Cleveland

Example incidents

• Appalachian Mountain Landscaping, LLC CLEVELAND, GEORGIA · 2024-09-06 · Collision with stationary object, nonroadway

  An employee was operating a zero-turn lawn mower and went around a metal sign when their left middle finger became caught between the mower and the sign. The employee sustained amputation of the fingertip.

• URJ Camp Coleman CLEVELAND, GEORGIA · 2024-07-30 · Contact with hot objects or substances

  An employee was draining a steam kettle in the kitchen when the kettle unlatched and spilled boiling water/steam onto their legs causing severe burns.

• Kennlock Construction LLC CLEVELAND, GEORGIA · 2024-06-19 · Struck by other falling object n.e.c.

  An employee was assisting in the setup of a core drill to drill into a concrete wall. The drill fell from the wall and landed on the employee's right foot breaking his big toe.

• Cobb-Vatress, Inc. CLEVELAND, GEORGIA · 2019-04-03 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

  An employee was replacing a bearing assembly on the outside of a weighted feed bin. After repairs were completed, the employee was putting the completed assembly back into the feeder housing when the feeder coil suddenly retracted into the feeder housing. His finger was pinched between the bearing cap and the feeder housing, resulting in a partial amputation and open fracture to the left middle finger. The motor on the feed bin was locked out at the time.

• Atlanta Hardwood Corporation CLEVELAND, GEORGIA · 2016-03-18 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

  An employee was feeding material into the moulder during the setup process. The employee fed a thin piece of material into the moulder and then thought it was jammed in the machine. When she went to the operator to point out where it was jammed, her glove was pulled into the cutter head and her index and middle fingertips were amputated.

• Atlanta Hardwood Corporation CLEVELAND, GEORGIA · 2015-09-30 · Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached

  While an employee was moving lumber in row one using a diesel-powered forklift, the top two packs of lumber in row two fell onto the forklift, causing the forklift cage to fail. The cage then struck the employee, fracturing his scapula and dislocating his collarbone. He was hospitalized.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.