Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-07 | Dadeville | Al | Red Hill Construction, LLC | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to get to a roof. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground about 11 feet below, suffering a compound fracture to the right ankle. | |||||
2021-05-12 | Dadeville | Al | KWANGSUNG AMERICA CORPORATION | Arm(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was carrying trash outside to the burning pit using a forklift. The forklift got stuck in the mud outside and the operator asked another forklift operator to pull the stuck forklift out of the mud. The second forklift was backing up to the stuck forklift to attach a chain. The injured employee was holding the chain and while the second forklift backed up and the employee's left arm was crushed between the two forklifts resulting in amputation of the arm. | |||||
2021-02-28 | Dadeville | Al | Archon Fibers LLC | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level |
An employee fell to the ground while moving a pallet. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their left wrist and hip. | |||||
2021-02-22 | Dadeville | Al | Kwangsung America Corporation | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
A forklift backed into an employee, pinning him against a steel beam. He suffered massive internal injuries and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-05-17 | Dadeville | Alabama | Kwangsung America Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading the resonator into the blow mold machine when the employee's shirt was caught in the machine which made him stumble and hit the actuation button for the clamps. A clamp closed on the employee's right middle finger, crushing it. | |||||
2017-03-21 | Dadeville | Alabama | Cumberland Materials, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was using a forklift to move building materials from a truck to a construction site when the forklift overturned while going up the driveway. The employee broke an arm and ribs. | |||||
2017-01-26 | Dadeville | Alabama | Russell Lands, Incorporated | Ankle(s) | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was driving a flatbed delivery truck loaded with construction materials (e.g. lumber) to a residential construction job site. The employee drove into the respective subdivision and past his destination. The employee stopped on the roadway, place the vehicle in reverse, and attempted to drive back to the destination. The vehicle stalled and the employee jumped from the cab of the moving vehicle resulting in a broken ankle. | |||||
2015-08-17 | Dadeville | Alabama | SeJin America Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was putting auto parts in the grinding machine when his index fingertip was amputated. |