Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-15	Birmingham	Al	MarJam Supply Company	Elbow(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping to spot for a flatbed truck that was backing up beside a boom truck. The employee's right arm was pinned between the two truck beds; the elbow was crushed and fractured. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-12	Birmingham	Al	Brookwood Baptist Medical Center	Thigh(s)	Fall while sitting
An employee was rolling the chair she was sitting in toward a counter. The wheel of the chair locked up, and she fell from the chair to the floor. She suffered a broken left femur.
2021-09-27	Birmingham	Al	O'Neal Steel, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting steel plates with an overhead crane. The steel plates struck the employee in the face resulting in a broken jaw and fractured teeth.
2021-09-23	Birmingham	Al	Lowes Home Center LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a rolling staircase ladder to retrieve an item from an upper shelf. The employee missed a step and fell from the ladder to the floor, fracturing his hips and ribs.
2021-09-08	Birmingham	Al	Drummond Company, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was mudding the door on an oven. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the mud cart to the concrete floor on the next lower level. The employee sustained fractured ribs, thoracic spine, and teeth.
2021-09-03	Birmingham	Al	Kinder Morgan Marine Terminal Birmingham	Foot (feet)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was changing an oil filter on a material handler while standing on the tire of the material handler. The tire rotated, causing the employee to lose balance and jump three feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a broken foot.
2021-09-02	Birmingham	Al	Alabama Metal Industries Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing expanded metal material through a leveler when the glove on their left hand became caught on rollers. Three left hand fingers were crushed in the rollers. The employee required medical amputation of the index finger to the proximal joint and amputation of the middle finger to the middle joint. The left ring finger and thumb were lacerated.
2021-08-24	Birmingham	Al	Saiia Construction Co LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a zero-turn lawnmower when it ran over a pipe, lodging the pipe between the deck and the ground. As he was trying to remove the pipe, the lawnmower fell and struck his finger. He suffered an amputation.
2021-08-24	Birmingham	Al	Mill Steel Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were working together to rotate the arbor on a slitter and tape the slitter rubbers. As an employee was taping the rubbers, the rotating arbor grabbed his left hand and pulled his index and middle fingers into a pinch point. Both fingers were amputated.
2021-08-07	Birmingham	Al	Hinkle Roofing Products, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking a roof to make sure it was covered and dried in before it started to rain. He slipped on the way to a ladder and fell off the roof, breaking bones in his leg.
2021-07-27	Birmingham	Al	Revere Control Systems Inc.	Eye(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee opened the door of an enclosure and, while looking at a termination, was struck in the right eye by a disconnect panel shaft. The eye was injured.
2021-07-23	Birmingham	Al	SA Recycling LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
A temporary employee was standing on a conveyor when an alarm went off, signaling that a shredder was about to start up. The employee, startled, rolled off the conveyor and fell to the ground about 8-10 feet below. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
2021-07-13	Birmingham	Al	Birmingham & Associates, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall to lower level
The injured employee was putting on skylight covers and fell 24 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a broken arm, leg, and pelvis. Fall protection was not connected at the time.
2021-07-13	Birmingham	Al	Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P. - Plant 2	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working with steel frames. He was cutting wires when the frames fell on him resulting in a fractured right femur and a fractured left leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-05-19	Birmingham	Al	American Packaging Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a machine when his right hand was caught in a nip/pinch point. Fingers on the hand were injured, and the index fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-14	Birmingham	Al	B.L. HARBERT INTERNATIONAL, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting 2x6 lumber with a circular saw and amputated their right thumb.
2021-05-10	Birmingham	Al	Consolidated Pipe & Supply Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
A temporary employee was manually rolling an 8-inch pipe to the end of the pipe rack when the pipe rolled over his thumb, breaking it. The left thumb was medically amputated at the middle joint.
2021-05-05	Birmingham	Al	Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was feeding a piece of lumber into the saw machine. A loaded piece of lumber kicked back, causing the lumber the employee was holding to strike him in the abdomen, resulting in bruising to the abdomen and a tear to his small intestine. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-20	Birmingham	Al	Iron Mountain Construction, L.L.C.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight on a roof, landing on the ground below and suffering a back injury.
2021-03-23	Birmingham	Al	Diversified Maintenance - RWS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood. The wood jumped, causing the sawblade to amputate the employee's middle finger.
2021-03-09	Birmingham	Al	Interior Exterior Building Supply	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was strapping a load on a flatbed truck in a parking lot. Another truck ran over his right foot as it left the parking lot. He suffered a crushing injury, a contusion, a broken second toe, and a dislocation of the first toe.
2021-03-03	Birmingham	Al	Wheeler Material Handling Inc.	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A technician was prying a reach assembly on a reach truck with a pry bar, trying to extend the reach assembly. The pry bar slipped and the reach assembly closed back on the employee's right hand breaking it.
2021-02-24	Birmingham	Al	Mario Rivera	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was on a 32 ft. scaffold. He stepped on a walk board and the walk board slipped, causing him to fall approximately 28 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a hairline fracture to vertebrae.
2021-01-29	Birmingham	Al	AAA Cooper Transportation	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was loading a pallet onto the trailer using a forklift when his left foot was pinned between the forklift and the pallet resulting in a broken foot.
2021-01-28	Birmingham	Al	Berger US, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a ring rolling machine when he noticed a cut off slug had fallen into the overlap press. He pressed the quit button on the controller to stop the machine. He then reached into the overlap press to clear the debris and the press crushed the two middle fingers on his right hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the two fingers just below the fingernail.
2021-01-28	Birmingham	Al	Restocon Corporation	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
The injured employee was assisting with mixing concrete by adding water to the mix while another employee was using a mixing drill. The injured employee's sweater got caught in the mixing drill chuck, resulting in a broken right arm.
2021-01-16	Birmingham	Al	Ventura Foods, LLC	Trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee filled a 55-gallon trash can with chemicals for cleaning and attempted to move the trash can when the liquid splashed. As the employee attempted to avoid the liquid, he tripped and liquid splashed onto him, resulting in chemical burns on the right side of his torso.
2020-10-20	Birmingham	Al	American Cast Iron Pipe Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to roll a crossed iron pipe back into the fixed metal pipe saddle. He lost his balance and as he tried to catch himself, his index finger was caught between the pipe and the pipe saddle crushing it. The fingertip was surgically amputated at the first knuckle. His middle and ring fingers sustained contusions.
2020-10-17	Birmingham	Al	STERIS Instrument Management Services, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting supplies from a closet. He fell over a cart, landing on the floor and suffering a shoulder injury that required surgery.
2020-09-06	Birmingham	Al	Ventura Foods, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning the exterior of a tank. While moving around the tank, the employee slipped into an uncovered trench drain 15 inches deep. The drain was clogged and full of margarine and hot water. The employee fell in a seated position with her feet in the drain. The employee was hospitalized for burns.
2020-09-02	Birmingham	Al	Berman Brothers Iron and Metal	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was overcome by heat while working on an aluminum sow production line.
2020-08-07	Birmingham	Al	Basic Drywall, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a 6-foot Baker scaffold when the walk board collapsed. He fell to the concrete floor about 4 feet below, suffering a broken ankle that required surgery.
2020-07-22	Birmingham	Alabama	RJ MECHANICAL INC.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install plumbing test plugs on a second level. Once the employee had ascended to the top of the ladder, it collapsed and the employee fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with spinal injuries and broken bones in his feet.
2020-07-18	Birmingham	Alabama	Department of Veterans Affairs	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working on an HVAC system replacing a belt on an exhaust fan. The cover to the exhaust fan was on his left on the roof surface. The employee took a picture of his completed work, and stepped to the left when his pants caught on the edge of the exhaust fan cover. He then fell backwards onto a rooftop access hatch. The employee sustained three broken vertebrae and four broken ribs.
2020-07-07	Birmingham	Alabama	Aramark Uniform Services	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling a chemical day tank when 5 gallons of acid overflowed onto the floor. As he was cleaning it up, the acid flowed over his shoes and burned his feet and toes.
2020-07-01	Birmingham	Alabama	Allworth, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was consolidating aerosol cans. A can fell to the ground and shot back up striking the employee in the eye. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove the eye.
2020-06-30	Birmingham	Alabama	Terex Utilities, INC	Ankle(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee was loading a telehandler onto a flatbed trailer. The employee stepped down 1 foot, trying to avoid mud, and stepped onto a grassy patch, then rolled his left ankle which was fractured and dislocated.
2020-06-22	Birmingham	Alabama	Harcon, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was gathering stacked building materials at the perimeter of the job site. When the employee picked up a piece of lumber, a raccoon jumped out from underneath the pile and bit the employee's right hand. The bite pierced the employee's glove. The employee was hospitalized due to rabies.
2020-06-10	Birmingham	Alabama	SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC.	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift when the forklift blade became caught on a piece of metal over the expansion joint on a dock surface, causing the forklift to abruptly stop. The employee was buckled but his head impacted the forklift's front guard. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
2020-06-09	Birmingham	Alabama	United Parcel Service	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a dolly to take packages up a stairway. The employee fell down the stairs, suffering a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-21	Birmingham	Alabama	Mill Steel Co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a roll former's tooling with a rag and manually jogged the machine with a remote control. The employee's glove and cleaning rag came in contact with the roll former, pulling his finger between the rolls. His left index finger was pinched and rolled over, resulting in surgical amputation of the finger to the first knuckle.
2020-04-20	Birmingham	Alabama	Alabama Hard Surfacing, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Shooting by other person-unintentional
An employee was showing another employee his gun. The gun fell to the floor and discharged, hitting the second employee in the left thigh. The second employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-13	Birmingham	Alabama	United Parcel Service	Lower leg(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
On April 13, 2020, a UPS employee was returning to her package car after making a delivery to a customer's porch. When the customer opened their door to retrieve their package, a dog ran out of the house and bit the employee's right calf. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-21	Birmingham	Alabama	Alabama Power Company	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity
Two employees were checking secondary voltage in a pad-mounted transformer. One of the employees was holding a voltmeter while the other held its test probes. A test probe was pulled out of the second employee's hand and made contact with an energized device. This energized the voltmeter the first employee was holding, burning his left hand, left shoulder, and both feet.
2020-03-11	Birmingham	Alabama	Berger-US, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a resistance welder. The employee placed a ring band on the lower electrode. She then placed a closure handle on the top of the band. Once the welding process was initiated, the employee reached for the next band to process with her left hand, and reached for the ring she was currently welding with her right hand. The machine had not completed the clamping process and her right index finger was caught between the upper electrode and the ring. The fingertip was amputated
2020-03-10	Birmingham	Alabama	Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a roll threader machine to manufacture a metal bolt. The employee picked up a piece of material and positioned it into the threader dies to thread. He closed the dies with the foot pedal and used his left hand to help balance the material. When the material began to spin, his glove was caught and his left arm was twisted and broken.
2020-03-02	Birmingham	Alabama	Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was helping align a press, to be used in welding beams. His right hand was amputated between the ram and the shoe of the die.
2020-02-18	Birmingham	Alabama	B & M Drywall, LLC	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was framing a soffit at the top of a scaffold. He pushed himself using bars attached to a desk as leverage. The scaffold started to roll too fast, and when he tried to stop it, he fell approximately 5 feet from the top of the scaffold onto the concrete floor. He suffered a cut on the head, a right knee and lower leg fracture, and a left knee fracture.
2020-02-05	Birmingham	Alabama	O'Neal Steel, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to put a piece of metal scrap in a dumpster. A stack of beams turned over and pinned the employee, injuring the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-05	Birmingham	Alabama	Drummond Co., Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two electricians were troubleshooting an HVAC (condenser) unit in a control room. Both employees went to the control room and applied group lockout to a single disconnect rated at 250 VDC power. After locking out the power to the control room and condenser unit, the employees began troubleshooting several deficiencies they observed while looking through the control panel. After repairing those items, the two employees removed the locks and validated that the repairs were working. The employees o
2020-01-22	Birmingham	Alabama	Pennoni Associates, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to climb down from a burner table when he slipped and fell 2 to 4 feet to the ground, breaking his right arm and requiring surgery.
2019-09-12	Birmingham	Alabama	ABC COKE-DIVISION OF DRUMMOND COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working an overtime shift on top of a battery area when the employee became ill due to heat and dehydration. The employee was hospitalized for acute kidney failure and dehydration.
2019-09-09	Birmingham	Alabama	Grimco, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
While loading a piece of metal into a shear, an employee's finger contacted the shear blade. The employee sustained a laceration to his index finger.
2019-09-05	Birmingham	Alabama	Mayco Industries, LLC	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee sustained blisters on the bottom of his feet after working on strip casting equipment that was hot.
2019-09-03	Birmingham	Alabama	Motion Industries, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was struck by a rolling 600-pound cylinder, suffering a broken hand and ankle.
2019-08-26	Birmingham	Alabama	SERVICE ELECTRIC CO.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading equipment into the rear storage area of a company truck when the employee's right elbow struck an inside latch mechanism on the rear storage door. The employee then fainted and fell backward. The employee's head struck the ground, causing a concussion.
2019-08-18	Birmingham	Alabama	Arlington Rehabilitation & HealthCare Center, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was attempting to turn on a light switch in resident's bathroom when she received an electrical shock to her right hand and was hospitalized.
2019-07-31	Birmingham	Alabama	Jones Utility & Contracting Company, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was preparing to close the site for the day and was securing the fence to the dumpster. The employee was struck by a roller machine and was pinned between the fence and dumpster. The employee sustained injuries to the foot and shoulder and also sustained a broken pelvis.
2019-07-08	Birmingham	Alabama	Comfort Systems USA (Mid South), Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulled into a coil line machine when her right arm was caught between a coil line belt and a straight bar going across the belt. The arm was broken in two places.
2019-07-07	Birmingham	Alabama	Dolgencorp, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee working as a cashier was shot during a robbery attempt.
2019-06-04	Birmingham	Alabama	Royal Cup, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee operating a forklift collided with another employee operating a pallet jack. The pallet jack operator suffered fractured toes on the left foot.
2019-05-02	Birmingham	Alabama	Bermco Aluminum	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working near the reverberatory furnace when it exploded. The employee sustained burns to his head, neck, hands, and legs.
2019-04-03	Birmingham	Alabama	Motion Industries, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was transporting a box placed on the seat beside him on the forklift. The box fell while the forklift was in motion. The employee reached down to retrieve it and lost control of the forklift while going down a ramp. When the employee tried to regain control, he was ejected from the forklift and injured his hip.
2019-04-02	Birmingham	Alabama	Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was sweeping ash off a kettle when trapped moisture caused molten zinc to pop after steel was submerged in the kettle. The molten zinc contacted the employee, causing second degree burns.
2019-04-01	Birmingham	Alabama	Satellites Unlimited, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was using a ladder to access a roof. He fell about 10 feet to the grass/concrete ground, suffering wrist, forearm, and pelvis injuries.
2019-03-28	Birmingham	Alabama	Larkin Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was welding an exhaust hood when the welding wire punctured his right index finger.
2019-03-19	Birmingham	Alabama	C & H Constructors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was carrying a duct strap hanger and drill up a ladder. The employee fell 6 feet to the concrete floor, suffering head, left shoulder, and collarbone injuries.
2019-03-14	Birmingham	Alabama	CRB SYNTHETICS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left ring finger was amputated in a nip point between rollers.
2019-02-27	Birmingham	Alabama	B.L. Harbert International, L.L.C.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
A chlorine spill occurred at the worksite and the chlorine fumes caused respiratory distress for two employees.
2019-02-15	Birmingham	Alabama	GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER	Skull	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on the third step of a 6-foot ladder, pulling telephone cable through a ceiling. He fell to the carpeted floor about 10 feet below, and his head struck the wall. He suffered two skull fractures and a trace mastoid effusion. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-13	Birmingham	Alabama	Carraba's Italian Grill	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was chopping basil with a knife and amputated his left middle fingertip.
2019-01-08	Birmingham	Alabama	Dunn Construction Company, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was relieving the pressure on a tank lid. He pulled the first and then second latch to let the pressure release, then hit the third latch with his foot. The third latch opened and the lid struck him, knocking him up and over the railing onto the ground below. He was hospitalized for a fractured wrist and spleen and back injuries.
2018-09-11	Birmingham	Alabama	Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee opened the front door to a commercial dryer to add some garments. The dryer did not turn off when the door was opened. Garments in the dryer caught her arm, twisting it and tearing tendons in her hand.
2018-08-09	Birmingham	Alabama	RJ Mechanical, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 6 feet from an 8-foot step ladder to the ground while installing ductwork, breaking his left fibula.
2018-08-03	Birmingham	Alabama	Action Environmental LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After removing dirt from a residential crawl space for 8 hours, an employee experienced cramping, nausea, and vomiting from heat exhaustion. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-02	Birmingham	Alabama	Superior Mason Products LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a milling machine when the employee's glove was caught in the rollers, resulting in a pinky fingertip amputation.
2018-07-26	Birmingham	Alabama	Dongalen Enterprises Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a router when his hand slipped and his right index finger was caught in the router blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-07-21	Birmingham	Alabama	ERP Compliant COKE, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fire or explosion
Two maintenance employees were working on a compressor inside an exhauster building, tightening screws on the valves/pistons. The outside cover was removed on this unit to gain access to the set screws. One employee left the area and the other employee continued to work when a flash explosion occurred. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to the face and arms.
2018-06-11	Birmingham	Alabama	Homeland Vinyl Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in the pelletizer machine and got their right-hand fingers caught in the auger. The employee's fingers sustained deep lacerations.
2018-05-31	Birmingham	Alabama	Good People Brewing Company	Hand(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee changed the regulator on an oxygen cylinder from an empty bottle to full. When the employee opened the gate valve to supply the oxygen, an ignition occurred and the gate valve ejected from the bottle, striking the employee. The employee suffered a fracture and laceration to the right hand and a contusion to the sternum.
2018-05-24	Birmingham	Alabama	Alabama Power Company	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working from a ladder while performing an electrical evaluation at a substation. An arc flash occurred, causing second- and third-degree burns to the employee's hands and arms. The employee also fell about 4 feet from the ladder, sustaining broken ribs.
2018-05-20	Birmingham	Alabama	St. Vincents Health System	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A security guard was attacked by a patient, suffering a concussion and a blow to the forehead that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-05-14	Birmingham	Alabama	Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was talking to a forklift driver when the forklift reversed and struck the employee. The employee sustained a right ankle/foot injury that required hospitalization.
2018-05-08	Birmingham	Alabama	AAA Cooper Transportation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in front of his powered industrial truck looking over his load when a second employee working in the trailer next to him struck him with a powered industrial truck. He suffered bruises to the right foot and a broken left ankle.
2018-04-19	Birmingham	Alabama	Stone Building, LLC	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was directing a lull operator. The employee jumped onto the back of the unbalanced lull, slipped and fell striking their face on the lull. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the face and a fractured foot.
2018-04-11	Birmingham	Alabama	Burns and Wilcox Ltd., Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking down the hallway when she tripped and fell, fracturing her right knee.
2018-03-30	Birmingham	Alabama	Scott Bridge Company, Inc.	Pelvis	Nonclassifiable
An employee was removing an outrigger pad from the far right front side of a rough terrain crane when the employee was pinned between the crane and a trailer, suffering a fractured pelvis.
2018-03-29	Birmingham	Alabama	Altec Industries	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was rigging a crane to pick up a piece of channel off the top shelf of a material rack. The employee was using a 4-foot step ladder. While stepping down, the employee missed a step and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a femoral neck fracture of the right hip and was hospitalized.
2018-03-23	Birmingham	Alabama	Meditek/Greystone Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was working in the office when water entered the office as a result of a broken water pipe (exterior to the building). The employee was attempting to contain the water leak by spreading linens when she slipped and fell to the floor, breaking her right patella and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-15	Birmingham	Alabama	STERIS Instrument Management Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was at a meeting and received gun shot wounds.
2018-03-14	Birmingham	Alabama	Royal Cup Coffee, Inc	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was reversing a stand-up forklift when her left ankle was smashed between the forklift and a parked aerial lift. She suffered an ankle avulsion and contusion with broken skin, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-08	Birmingham	Alabama	H & L Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was standing on an aluminum extension ladder while removing house siding at approximately 10 to 12 feet above ground when the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured collarbone and rib, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-20	Birmingham	Alabama	American Cast Iron Pipe Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's hand struck a grinding wheel, suffering a fractured fingertip, a deep laceration to the index finger, and an abrasion on the middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-02-17	Birmingham	Alabama	P&S Transportation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell to the ground from the load on a flatbed trailer while trying to tarp the load. He sustained a concussion, fractures to the knee and wrists, and required stitches.
2018-02-08	Birmingham	Alabama	Nucor Steel Birmingham, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee walked into a co-worker's cubicle to answer the phone. To access the phone, the employee positioned herself between the cubicle desk and chair. This position placed the employee's feet under the desk. As she exited the cubicle, her left foot became entangled with a satchel strap that was beneath the cubicle desk. She then tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a right hip femoral fracture.
2018-02-02	Birmingham	Alabama	American Cast Iron Pipe Company	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee stepped through a hatch on a catwalk and fell approximately seven feet to a platform below injuring his shoulder. The employee then rolled off the platform approximately another seven feet resulting in multiple broken bones. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-01-11	Birmingham	Alabama	Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractor, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was dismantling a mobile crane when the rigging system slid from the load. His left middle finger was then caught and amputated between the two crane sections.
2017-10-17	Birmingham	Alabama	Pyramid Birmingham Management LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 16 feet from the top rung of a fixed ladder into a service closet resulting in a fractured left ankle and a dislocated right shoulder.
2017-09-27	Birmingham	Alabama	Serco, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the steps while walking into the facility, breaking the right tibia and fibula and damaging a left ankle ligament.
2017-09-13	Birmingham	Alabama	Crimson Contractors, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
While working to reposition felt, an employee slipped on the felt and fell from the roof of a 3-story building to the ground below and was hospitalized for an injured pelvis, broken ribs and a punctured lung.