DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-06-05HueytownAlabamaCabinet Components, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was feeding parts into a shaper cutter. As the employee was edging a panel, the machine's moving blade amputated all five first joints on the employee's right hand. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2019-06-04HueytownAlabamaCopart Inc.Leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was assessing the condition of a boat, an auction item. While exiting the boat, the employee fell 3-4 feet to the floor, suffering injuries including a broken right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-02-23HueytownAlabamaThorpe Specialty Services CorporationMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was standing on a catwalk bridge, attempting to clean the inside of a kiln, when the employee fell approximately 30 feet off the catwalk and contacted debris and material inside the kiln. The employee suffered head trauma, a broken shoulder, broken ribs, and a broken pelvis, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-21HueytownAlabamaTrading Paint, LLCHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a rug and fell to the ground, breaking her hip.
2017-05-01HueytownAlabamaPersonal Touch By J R Rivas IncLower leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing an oak tree limb from a powerline. After cutting a considerate amount of brush off the limb, he freed the powerline. The tree limb became disconnected and fell to the ground, where it bounced and hit his left leg below the knee, breaking his tibia and requiring surgery.