Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-26	Florence	Al	ARE Telecommunications, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a main cable line at a private residence while on a 28-foot extension ladder when the ladder shifted and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to both ankles and a broken wrist.
2021-08-02	Florence	Co	Bureau of Prisons, Department of Corrections	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was carrying a pan of hot water. It fell, causing second-degree burns to his torso.
2021-07-16	Florence	Al	Imperial Casting Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was in the pit under a molding machine. The machine cycled, and the rotating loading plate struck the employee in the head. He was then caught between the loading plate and the loading grate when the machine moved to cycle again. The employee suffered internal crushing injuries to the upper body and head.
2021-06-04	Florence	Al	Thacker Casket Manufacturing, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing out floor paper under a chain conveyor inside a topcoat cure oven. His left middle finger was pulled into a pinch point between the conveyor's chain and a gear. The skin of the fingertip was degloved, and the fingertip was medically amputated at the first joint.
2021-05-14	Florence	Ms	Mississippi Machinery	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were installing a culvert. Dirt picked up in an excavator bucket loosened and fell onto an employee's back, causing a fracture.
2021-02-19	Florence	Al	Olive Garden USA	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on black ice in the parking lot and fell, suffering a broken left arm.
2021-02-18	Florence	Nj	Pinnacle Trucking	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a frozen surface and fell while climbing into the trailer of a semi. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-01-22	Florence	Nj	B & H Foto Electronics, Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was spraying lubricant on a machine. The machine pulled the employee's finger in and caused an amputation to the finger.
2021-01-14	Florence	Al	American Excelsior Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee attempted to retriever a push stick from inside a baler when the baler cycled and partially amputated a finger.
2020-09-29	Florence	Al	Walmart, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was straightening a counter in a hardware department. A bottle of liquid drain opener fell, and its cap and seal broke. The liquid spilled onto the employee, causing chemical burns to her right leg, face, and arms. She was hospitalized.
2020-07-08	Florence	New Jersey	Christmas Tree Shop Warehouse	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift when his left leg was pinned between the forklift's outer cage and a structural pole. He suffered a large laceration and contusion, with broken bones in the lower leg.
2019-06-24	Florence	Alabama	Walmart Supercenter 00766	Face	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee went out to the parking lot to help gather loose carts as a thunderstorm was approaching when a strong gust of wind blew the employee down. The employee's face struck the ground, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-11	Florence	Alabama	Thacker Casket Manufacturing, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was closing a door to a paint booth. The employee's left thumb was caught between the door and the jamb, sustaining a partial amputation to the tip.
2019-06-01	Florence	Arizona	DHS-ICE FLORENCE SERVICE PROCESSING CENTER	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working with archived files in a large outside metal container in the heat and suffered dehydration, an acute kidney injury, and muscle breakdown.
2019-05-29	Florence	Alabama	NEXTracker Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Three employees were in an all-terrain vehicle when the accelerator pedal stuck, causing the ATV to speed up. It rolled over as it swerved to miss a solar panel and pinned one of the three employees, breaking his femur and foot. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2018-09-09	New Florence	Pennsylvania	NAES Power Contractors	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was vacuuming fly ash on the top section of a boiler when he stepped into an unusually deep section of fly ash, sinking into it up to his knees. The fly ash, which was still hot, went under his pants and into his shoes, causing second degree burns to both legs from the knees down.
2018-07-21	Florence	Alabama	Walmart Supercenter #0766	Multiple body parts	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was walking when a customer's child ran into her, causing her to fall to the floor. She broke her right hip and right shoulder.
2018-07-02	New Florence	Pennsylvania	GREGORI CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, INC	Heart	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee working outside applying grout began showing signs of physical distress including sharp pain in the right back, shoulder and arm areas. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack.
2018-06-14	Florence	Alabama	Comcast	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 15 to 18 feet from a ladder to the ground and suffered a compound fracture to the left tibia and fibula.
2018-05-21	Florence	Alabama	Cypress Contracting LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hand loading demolition concrete into a backhoe bucket. When he adjusted the broken concrete in the bucket his right hand was caught between the concrete and the bucket, cutting and breaking his right index finger. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-23	Florence	Texas	Rebar Placement Services	Brain	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was under a boom lift and while the boom lift was being lowered the employee lifted his head striking the boom lift resulting in a concussion and laceration to the head.
2018-03-26	Florence	New Jersey	Christmas Tree Shops, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 3/26/2018, at approximately 21:01, an employee was unloading coffee pods from pallets and placing them onto a conveyor when her fingers were caught in an unguarded chain and sprocket, resulting in four finger amputations.
2018-02-14	Florence	Alabama	Dal-Tile	Arm(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor belt and fell into the conveyor when he lost his balance. The employee suffered a broken left arm.
2018-01-29	Florence	New Jersey	R&J Crew Inc	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a stock picker when he hit a rack and bounced out of the picker, falling to the floor and suffering a concussion. He was hospitalized. The magnetic aisle guide was not engaged at the time of the incident.
2018-01-15	Florence	Alabama	Delta Steel and Tube Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift to dump a scrap bin when the bin slid off the forks and partially amputated his left pinky finger.
2017-10-12	Florence	Alabama	Southeastern Extrusion & Tool, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC lathe and using a wrench to tighten the lathe chuck when the wrench hit his left hand, partially amputating his thumb and his second and third fingers.
2017-08-31	New Florence	Pennsylvania	Seward Operating, LLC	Multiple head locations	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was operating a backhoe to clean fuel bunkers when a backhoe attachment broke through the back window of the operator's cab and struck the employee. The employee was found unresponsive with head and face injuries, requiring hospitalization. The employee suffered a concussion, a broken orbital bone and a laceration.
2017-07-01	Florence	Alabama	Diversified Maintenance - RWS, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had mopped a floor, left the area, and then returned. While walking on the damp floor, the employee slipped, fell, and fractured the left kneecap.
2017-06-20	Florence	Alabama	JMBL, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork chops with a meat saw when it amputated his right thumb tip.
2017-06-12	Florence	New Jersey	READY PAC	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was uncovering bins of raw product for the onion line when a forklift operator backed up and ran over the employee's right foot, crushing it and causing tissue damage. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-06-05	Florence	Alabama	Macrane, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was taking out the trash using a hand truck and trash cart when his finger was caught and fractured in the trash cart.
2016-08-26	New Florence	Missouri	New Florence Wood Products Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a conveyor and got their right hand caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in amputation of the little finger at the first joint.
2016-08-01	Florence	Colorado	AusCo Petroleum, Inc.	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was securing a stand of drilling pipe with a chain wrench when the wrench broke and hit his hand, breaking his wrist and finger.
2016-05-18	Florence	New Jersey	Brickforce	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift and struck a pole. The employee was hospitalized because of the injuries sustained.
2016-05-10	Florence	New Jersey	READY PAC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift to unload vegetables from a trailer. The trailer pulled away from the loading dock while the employee was exiting, causing the employee to fall and suffer a rib injury.
2015-11-21	Florence	Alabama	The Times Daily	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating equipment identified as a paster and amputated the right thumb tip when it was caught in the machine while trying to remove a scrap of paper.
2015-09-04	New Florence	Pennsylvania	NRG Energy	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee sustained a broken ankle while stepping off of a four-rung ladder.
2015-08-07	Florence	New Jersey	Cardoso Construction Co	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Employees were dismantling a concrete form when a forklift operator hit the corner of the concrete form and the boom holding the form tipped over onto a worker. The worker suffered three fractured ribs that punctured the kidney and liver.
2015-05-29	Florence	Alabama	Shoals MPE L.L.C.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was installing/performing work on an HVAC system and had to enter the attic for an undetermined amount of time. The employee came down into the lobby of the facility where work was being performed, collapsed, and lost consciousness.
2015-05-03	Florence	Kentucky	Kona Ice, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about May 3, 2015, an employee's right index fingertip was amputated when he tried to unclog an ice shaver with a plastic spoon and accidentally stepped on the control pedal, which engaged the blade.
2015-04-27	Florence	Alabama	TARKETT ALABAMA INC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a turret winder. During the automatic transfer, the machine malfunctioned and a sheet dropped off. The employee reached under the machine to place the sheet back on. While placing the material back onto the core, his left arm got caught in the machine. The machine lifted his body up breaking his left arm and left leg by wrapping him inside the product on the core.