| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-10 | Bessemer | Al | U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was pouring iron at a casting machine when a crane bumped the employee's ladle resulting in molten iron splashing onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the right hip, ankle, and foot. | |||||
| 2021-08-25 | Bessemer | Al | C & I Alabama Holdings, Inc. | Leg(s) | Shooting by other person-intentional |
| Two employees were arguing in the company parking lot. One employee shot the other employee in the leg. The injured employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-07-15 | Bessemer | Al | United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing cleanup tasks on a casting machine when the machine started up, resulting in an amputation of his left pinky finger and part of his ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-01-27 | Bessemer | Al | Capstone Logistics LLC | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a pallet jack inside of a trailer when his right foot became pinned between the jack and the trailer wall, resulting in a crush injury. | |||||
| 2020-09-15 | Bessemer | Al | U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company | Foot (feet) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was moving two steel pipes from one run to another run using a rail car pipe truck. While transferring pipe, the east (right side) pipe struck a steel I-beam causing the pipe to jump the pipe truck retainer lip and the spigot end of the pipe struck the employee's foot. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the foot. | |||||
| 2020-06-10 | Bessemer | Alabama | Consolidated Pipe & Supply Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was checking a dust collection system when his hand was caught in a rotary blade. Four fingers were amputated. | |||||
| 2020-05-13 | Bessemer | Alabama | Advanced Disposal Services, LLC | Head and neck | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was operating an auto-tarp before dumping a 40-yard open top container. A tarp arm struck him in the face, causing facial fractures, head contusions, cervical fractures, and swelling in his spinal column. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-01-14 | Bessemer | Alabama | U.S. Pipe and Foundry | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was helping to clean up an iron spill. A 3-foot skimming rod was laid on top of the machine ladle of a casting machine. The rod had been previously dipped in the blacking liquid. The wet rod fell into the ladle, causing a reaction that ejected molten iron from the ladle. The molten iron contacted and burned the employee's left foot. | |||||
| 2019-06-26 | Bessemer | Alabama | Bent Brook managment, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered a heat-related illness, including cramping, after being exposed to excess heat while operating a wood chipper. | |||||
| 2019-06-22 | Bessemer | Alabama | U.S. Pipe Alabama Works | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting and performing maintenance to the limit switch on a casting machine trough. The trough became energized causing the trough (and the attached chute) to turn over and strike the employee in the head/neck. The employee was then pulled under the trough. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken chest plate and a punctured lung. | |||||
| 2019-04-02 | Bessemer | Alabama | Blair Logistics, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a flatbed trailer as he tried to secure the load. He landed on the ground and suffered a broken right wrist. | |||||
| 2019-04-01 | Bessemer | Alabama | Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. Inc. | Face | Other fall to lower level |
| While walking down a flight of steps, an employee missed a step, causing him to fall and land face first on the concrete ground. He received several lacerations and fractures to his face. | |||||
| 2019-01-31 | Bessemer | Alabama | FedEx Freight | Neck and back | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working on door railings for rollers to a trailer when he slipped off a 6-foot A-frame ladder and then fell on the trailer floor, hitting his ribs. He then fell back and hit his face on the concrete surface below. He was hospitalized with neck and back injuries, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2018-07-31 | Bessemer | Alabama | U.S. Pipe Alabama Works | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was washing out a cement mixer when he noticed a rock in the hopper that was interfering with proper operation. While he was removing it, the blade on the auger caused the partial amputation of his right middle fingertip. The mixer was not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-07-24 | Bessemer | Alabama | Circle K Stores Inc | Head | Multiple violent acts by other person |
| An employee was confronting a former employee in the parking lot when a physical altercation occurred and the employee suffered a head wound. | |||||
| 2018-06-11 | Bessemer | Alabama | Liberty Coating Alabama, LLC. | Multiple body parts | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was in the asphalting area applying asphalt to the exterior of a ductile iron pipe, 20 feet in length and was struck by a pipe that was being rolled in the direction of his work station. The employee sustained fractures of the left knee and pelvis. | |||||
| 2018-05-17 | Bessemer | Alabama | BLOX, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was working near a crane helping to install unit carts when the employee grabbed the steel cable of the hook sheave, resulting in a left pinky finger amputation. The crane was operating at the time. | |||||
| 2018-05-10 | Bessemer | Alabama | Dollar General Distribution Center | Ankle(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was using a pallet jack configured to haul roll tainting equipment. He backed up the equipment and switched it to coast pro mode, then walked between the coasting pallet jack and a rack. His ankle was caught and fractured between the jack and the rack. | |||||
| 2018-04-21 | Bessemer | Alabama | Capstone Logistics, LLC. | Multiple body parts | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee lost control of an unloaded electric pallet jack and was pinned between the pallet jack and fixed racking. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding, and a fractured foot. | |||||
| 2018-04-19 | Bessemer | Alabama | CVS Health Corporation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was assisting a co-worker change a forklift battery using a large automated battery changing system. The employee was caught in the middle of the system and suffered broken ribs. | |||||
| 2018-03-06 | Bessemer | Alabama | Milo's Tea Company, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was loading a pallet onto a forklift when the pallet fell down and struck his left leg, fracturing it. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Bessemer | Alabama | Birmingham Rail & Locomotive, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was loading parts on a conveyor when one of the parts caught and pulled the employee's gloved hand and arm into the machinery. The employee's right arm was amputated. The machinery was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2016-08-26 | Bessemer | Alabama | Vance Metal Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee's small finger was amputated when pinched between a part and the punch press machine frame while the employee was catching parts coming off the machine. | |||||
| 2016-06-28 | Bessemer | Alabama | Grede Castings II, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was removing dirty iron from a bull ladle when he was spattered by the hot iron and suffered second and third degree burns on his face, neck, shoulders, and arms. | |||||
| 2016-06-11 | Bessemer | Alabama | XPO Logistics LTL | Hip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was unloading a trailer when freight fell on the employee, who suffered a broken hip. | |||||
| 2016-06-08 | Bessemer | Alabama | Milo's Tea Company, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder while attempting to open a cover plate from a tea line. The tea product poured onto the employee, causing him to slip and fall off the ladder. He struck his head on the concrete floor, suffering contusions and an edema. | |||||
| 2016-04-19 | Bessemer | Alabama | Dolgencorp, LLC | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| While selecting an order, an employee was struck by falling material from a broken pallet that was being moved by a forklift approximately 30' above. The employee suffered a broken leg and head injuries. | |||||
| 2016-03-24 | Bessemer | Alabama | Grede II, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning up an area by sweeping and removing sand from the summit when the machine cycled, pinning his left hand between the summit and the transfer car he was using to put the sand in. He suffered multiple fractures and lacerations to his left-hand thumb, ring, and pinky fingers. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2016-01-08 | Bessemer | Alabama | Piggly Wiggly | Multiple trunk locations | Transportation incident |
| An employee was crushed between a forklift and a battery changing machine, injuring his torso area, chest, and back. | |||||
| 2015-11-24 | Bessemer | Alabama | Specialty Foundry Product | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a gunning machine to shotcrete a cupola. He contacted the flywheel and amputated his right-hand middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-11-02 | Bessemer | Alabama | Liberty Coating Alabama, LLC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| A temporary employee suffered a torn tendon in his left knee when he slipped and fell striking a metal wall under the production line. | |||||
| 2015-08-04 | Bessemer | Alabama | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Trip from stepping into a hole without fall |
| An employee was working in the middle foundry molding area when he stepped in a hole and broke his left ankle. | |||||
| 2015-08-04 | Bessemer | Alabama | Dolgencorp, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee's foot was run over by an electric power jack and his toe was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-07-27 | Bessemer | Alabama | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee working at the foundry building got overheated and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-07-14 | Bessemer | Alabama | Dollar General | Ankle(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee fractured his left ankle while working with a forklift. | |||||
| 2015-05-12 | Bessemer | Alabama | Dayjon, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was separating a crane that weighed approximately 1 ton and was about 15 feet long from a carriage. The carriage fell on the employee after it was unbolted, resulting in fractures and other injuries. | |||||
| 2015-05-06 | Bessemer | Alabama | KLH, LLC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell off of a 10-foot roof. The employee had used a ladder to access the roof and was applying caulking around the chimney. The employee fractured the left wrist and left ankle and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-04-25 | Bessemer | Alabama | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A maintenance employee partially amputated his left ring finger when replacing pins for the roller machine. | |||||
| 2015-02-17 | Bessemer | Alabama | Vulcan Pipe and Steel Coatings, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a spin blaster on the inside of a pipe when his hand got caught in the sprocket and chain, amputating his left-hand ring finger. | |||||
| 2015-02-02 | Bessemer | Alabama | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| An employee was cleaning out the chute at a work station called the hub cutter. While cleaning out the chute, a wheel rolled down from another work station and pressed against the back of the employee's leg, causing second and third degree burns to the calf. | |||||