Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-15 | Hanceville | Al | Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee exited their car and walked a few feet across a gravel parking lot when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured hip and abrasions to their face. | |||||
2021-08-23 | Hanceville | Al | Carcel & G Construction LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting a block of wood with a saw when the wood block pinched and the saw went across the employee's right hand, resulting in a laceration and a subsequent amputation of the index finger. | |||||
2018-08-15 | Hanceville | Alabama | American Proteins, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was working in a grinding room, cleaning out a common line connected to two fat pumps. When he opened the inspection door on one of the pumps, hot fat blew into his face. He suffered second-degree burns to the face, both arms, the chest, the upper back, the neck, and the top of the head. | |||||
2018-04-25 | Hanceville | Alabama | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was helping to clear a plug from a ventilation duct. The duct work was unattached at the top, bottom, and one side. The duct then shifted and caught his right hand, amputating his index fingertip, fracturing his index finger, and lacerating his middle finger. | |||||
2017-01-05 | Hanceville | Alabama | Newman Tree Service Inc | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet |
An employee was climbing a tree to cut off the limbs and underbrush when the tree roots came up and the tree fell into the lake. The employee also fell about 40 to 50 feet into the lake while still attached to the tree with safety equipment. He broke both legs and his pelvis. | |||||
2016-08-29 | Hanceville | Alabama | Action Resources, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving a piece of sheet metal when the tip of the left pinky finger got caught between the sharp edge of the sheet metal and a flat piece of metal amputating approximately 1/4" of flesh from the fingertip. |