DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-06-09ElbaAlabamaCoffee County Farmers Cooperative Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were trying to fix a bar on a spreader truck. One of them was holding the bar when it snapped into place and pinched his gloved left hand, injuring the left little finger. The finger was surgically amputated.
2020-03-13ElbaAlabamaDorsey Trailer LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing the die on a mechanical punch press. The die came down on employee's hands and fingers, amputating the left middle finger, index finger, and half of the thumb and crushing the right index and middle fingers.
2019-02-02ElbaAlabamaPitts Enterprises, Inc. Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The injured employee was talking to another employee as corrugated sheets were being fed into a press brake on the back side. The injured employee placed his left hand under the die and the press was activated resulting in amputation of the left hand.
2017-09-26ElbaNew YorkBig O Farms Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Fall, slip, trip
An employee had just started unloading onions. The employee slipped and caught his hand on the machine resulting in amputation of the left pinky, ring and middle fingers.