Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-11 | Cottondale | Al | Country Roads RV Sales & Service, L.L.C. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
An employee was working under a motor home, jacking it up to remove a part. The motor home's suspension air bag partially deflated, causing the vehicle to lower onto the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung. | |||||
2018-03-08 | Cottondale | Alabama | Southeast Fabricators, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was in an aerial lift when the building fell. A steel beam struck the employee, who suffered back and lung injuries. | |||||
2017-08-15 | Cottondale | Alabama | Speedco, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was under a car hauler/trailer greasing the fittings when the driver pulled the vehicle away. The employee was struck by the car hauler/trailer, suffering injuries to his back, shoulder blade, and ribs. | |||||
2016-07-29 | Cottondale | Florida | Enviva Biomass | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee and his co-worker had completed maintenance work on the green chip bin machine when they noticed that a guard was not properly installed. When the employee tried to properly re-adjust it, the guard made contact with a moving part thereby shifting the guard. The employee's right thumb was caught between the guard and a handrail. He was admitted to the hospital where he was treated for his broken right thumb. | |||||
2016-06-14 | Cottondale | Alabama | Yanfeng Global Automotive Interior Systems Co., LTD | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee's right thumb was bitten by a snake while the employee was removing shrink wrap from a skid inside the building. | |||||
2015-09-27 | Cottondale | Florida | Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning wood fiber debris from an airlock when his finger got caught between the metal tip of the vane and the airlock, amputating his left middle finger above the bone. The airlock was not turned off at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-06-24 | Cottondale | Alabama | Johnson Controls, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was putting a 5-ton tool into the thermoformer with a cart. The tool was misaligned and was hitting the alignment block. When the employee reversed the cart, the tool fell off the thermoformer onto the floor, forcing the cart back. The employee was pinned between the cart and a conveyer, causing injuries to his ribs and lungs. He was hospitalized. |