| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-20 | Enterprise | Al | H S Automotive Alabama Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee sustained an amputation to the index fingertip on their left hand while cleaning a rubber kneading machine. The machine was running at the time. | |||||
| 2020-10-12 | Enterprise | Al | Hwaseung Automotive USA, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee loaded a part onto the forming machine and activated the machine using the two hand activation buttons. The machine pushed the pipe and the pipe touched the proximity switch which signals the machine to lower the pipe holding parts, but the holding parts did not come down. The employee was adjusting the pipe when the holding parts came down and amputated the index and middle fingers on their left hand. | |||||
| 2020-06-10 | New Enterprise | Pennsylvania | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| After operating a paver screed, an employee became ill and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2020-02-27 | Enterprise | Alabama | Dura-Cast, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was working on a CNC machine. As he went to remove a part, the drill bit caught his glove and left index finger. The finger was fractured. | |||||
| 2020-02-08 | Enterprise | Mississippi | East Mississippi Electric Power Association | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was cutting a fallen tree when his feet became entangled in the branches. The employee fell backwards and broke his left femur. | |||||
| 2019-06-26 | New Enterprise | Pennsylvania | E. Rissler MFG. LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was running a table saw and pushed the material through the saw. After the material was through the saw, his thumb contacted the blade. His left thumb was amputated below the knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-04-08 | Enterprise | Alabama | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation of Delawre, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was unloading feed from a tractor trailer when a blockage occurred. He was attempting to clear the blockage when his left hand made contact with the auger, causing deep lacerations to his fingers. | |||||
| 2019-02-22 | Enterprise | Alabama | Phase 3 Star, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was removing bacon from the oven. The pan hit the door causing grease to spill and burn her arm, neck, chest and stomach. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-08-20 | Enterprise | Florida | Florida United Methodist Children's Home, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was repairing an AC unit and had pumped down the refrigerant to the outside unit. His gauge read less than 0.1 psi and he therefore began to remove a joint using an acetylene turbo torch. However, a quantity of the refrigerant unexpectedly leaked under pressure and was ignited by the torch. This created phosgene gas, which the employee inhaled, causing coughing, nausea and irritation to his throat and lungs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-05-15 | Enterprise | Alabama | CenturyLink | Knee(s) | Walking, without other incident-single episode |
| An employee was walking to his truck at a remote site when his knee gave out due to a torn or dislocated tendon. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2018-02-14 | New Enterprise | Pennsylvania | New Enterprise Stone and Lime | Neck and back | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell 8 feet while climbing down the ladder on a concrete truck. The employee sustained neck and back trauma. | |||||
| 2018-02-02 | Enterprise | Alabama | Dura-Cast, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing a sprue from a machine and the machine closed on his right hand. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and a broken fore finger and middle finger. | |||||
| 2017-08-14 | Enterprise | Mississippi | Chain Electric Company, Inc. | Arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| A crew was changing out a single phase pole with a transformer on it. Work on the pole was completed and the cover-up was being removed when an employee noticed the animal guard that was installed on the arrestor was not in its proper place. As he attempted to correct it, he came in contact with energized parts while his elbow contacted a grounded surface. He received second degree electrical burns on his right arm. | |||||
| 2017-07-12 | Enterprise | Alabama | Dura - Cast Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using an air blower to blow residual out of a toll die when the die closed on the employee's hand, breaking fingers. The toll die was not locked out at the time. | |||||
| 2017-02-25 | Enterprise | Alabama | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was adjusting a saw assembly on a machine when the saw blade amputated his left index fingertip to the bone. The saw was online at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-01-24 | Enterprise | Alabama | Army Fleet Support, L-3 | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was stepping down from a four-step stand, missed the second step and fell to the hangar floor breaking his left femur. | |||||
| 2016-10-06 | Enterprise | Alabama | Pilgrims Pride Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 10/6/16, an employee was helping to replace a high-pressure pump that failed. He was attempting to guide the belts back on the pulley when his right index finger wrapped around the belt and slipped onto the pulley. His fingertip was caught and amputated between the belt and pulley. | |||||
| 2016-06-10 | Mount Enterprise | Texas | B & E Construction Inc | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway |
| An employee was struck by a vehicle while picking up a traffic control flag from the middle of the street, suffering multiple bodily injuries. | |||||
| 2015-03-11 | Enterprise | West Virgini | Gudenkauf Corporation | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| After installing a new utility pole, an employee fell approximately 30 feet to the ground while climbing to the top. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra. | |||||