| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-14 | Axis | Al | TMS International | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was coupling rail cars when an unknown object struck his left foot penetrating his leather boot and causing a laceration/puncture injury to his left foot. | |||||
| 2020-10-05 | Axis | Al | Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was working on a loading dock while a box truck was backing up into the loading bay. The employee was pinched between the trailer and the rubber seating around the bay door. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-09-03 | Axis | Al | AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working a bag machine (filling station) when his left index finger was caught in a chain and sprocket. The fingertip was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2019-09-09 | Axis | Alabama | SSAB Alabama, Inc. | Head | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was using a wrench to loosen a nut to adjust the vibrating conveyor system of the alloy system hopper. The wrench came off the bolt and the employee fell 6-feet 10-inches. The employee struck their head and sustained lacerations requiring fifteen staples and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-02-08 | Axis | Alabama | Complete Environmental Remediation | Multiple body parts | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee of Complete Environmental Remediation delivered material to a landfill where a landfill employee was operating a track hoe. When the employee got out of his truck along with his assistant to cover the truck and prepare to return to the office, he was struck by the bucket of the track hoe in the shoulder, neck and jaw areas. | |||||
| 2018-05-14 | Axis | Alabama | Lenzing Fibers, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking backward with a wheelbarrow and as he transitioned between surfaces he slipped and fell onto his back and right side. He fractured five ribs and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-07-22 | Axis | Alabama | Tesco Electrical Contractors | Lower leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was helping to replace a conveyor belt on a slitter machine that was suspended by a crane when the employee's foot slipped through two steel plates. The plates then sprung back and pinned the employee's left lower leg between the two, causing severe contusions. | |||||
| 2017-06-17 | Axis | Alabama | TMS International, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was welding and constructing a steel cage from six 1,400-pound steel plates. He was guiding a steel plate from a forklift into position when the chains holding the steel plate slipped off the forklift forks and the 5' x 5' steel plate broke his right leg. | |||||
| 2017-06-01 | Axis | Alabama | AMVAC Chemical Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting an air-reciprocating hand pump and checking for air leaks in the device. The pump started while his left middle finger was in the piston path. The piston then amputated his left middle fingertip. The pump was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2017-05-10 | Axis | Alabama | Vail Rubber Works, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was pressing discs onto a roller using a hydraulic press when a steel plate in the press sheared its retaining bolts and the steel plate was expelled, striking the employee in the mid-section. The employee was hospitalized due to a slight tear to the liver, a torn groin muscle, and a laceration to the rear of the head requiring five staples. | |||||