Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Huntsville	Al	Fessler & Bowman Inc	Foot (feet)	Stepped on object
An employee stepped on a metal bar at a job site. The bar punctured the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-25	Huntsville	Al	Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was standing at the end of the cold cut machine retrieving cut material when the machine started and amputated her left thumb down to the nail bed.
2021-10-23	Huntsville	Al	Williams Erection Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was connecting a structural steel beam when the beam became stuck on surrounding iron while being lowered into position by a tower crane. The employee dislodged the iron and the beam fell, pinching the employee's left ring fingertip and amputating it at the distal joint.
2021-10-18	Huntsville	Al	L & L Lumber Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was dislodging a jammed board from a moulder machine when they suffered the amputation of a portion of the tuft of their middle fingertip. The machine was not guarded nor locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2021-10-05	Huntsville	Al	ABC Employment Holdings, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A temporary employee was using a cane to walk toward his work station. The cane slipped out from under him and the employee fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-09-27	Huntsville	Al	Dormakaba USA Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on oil that was present on the floor. The employee fell to the concrete floor and struck his head, sustaining back and head injuries.
2021-09-20	Huntsville	Al	dormakaba USA Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was exposed to glue containing isocyanate while doing maintenance work on a glue machine. The employee developed respiratory problems and was hospitalized.
2021-09-16	Huntsville	Al	Matsu Alabama, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was helping another employee with stacked product. The product fell, and the temporary employee suffered an arm laceration involving a major vein/artery. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-09-08	Huntsville	Tx	DPR Construction	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Employees were repairing a guardrail system which had been damaged by back-fill soil material. A skid-steer was removing soil from the guardrail system while the injured employee was pulling a stanchion out and away from the skid-steer bucket. The bucket caught the employee's right index finger against the stanchion; the fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-12	Huntsville	Ar	Standard Materials Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a hammer to remove concrete from a water nozzle on a ready-mix concrete truck. The truck's drum pinched the employee's right index finger, causing a fingertip amputation below the nail.
2021-07-02	Huntsville	Al	Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was using a string trimmer to cut grass along a fence and was stung by ground bees on the face, arms, and back.
2021-05-26	Huntsville	Al	Rothe Enterprises Inc	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was moving across a first floor ceiling. The employee stepped on a ceiling joist, which gave way; the employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below and suffered a broken right hand and broken right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-12	Huntsville	Al	L & L Lumber, Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a drill machine to drill pairs of holes into wooden boards. The employee noticed that the board was not correctly positioned and tried to move it with their left hand while at the same time lowering the lever used to lower the hold-downs/drill bit pairs with their right hand. The board would not move and their left hand slid along the board to one of the drill bit pairs. A drill bit caught the employee's glove and pulled a finger into the drill bit resulting in a fractu
2021-05-02	Huntsville	Al	Worldwide Freight Services	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was trying to separate two dolly carts that were stuck together. The employee tripped and fell and suffered fractures to the ends of his left tibia and fibula at the ankle.
2021-04-09	Huntsville	Al	Northrop Grumman	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level
At 9:00 a.m. on April 9, 2021, an employee fell to the floor while walking down a hallway. He suffered a broken right humerus.
2021-04-06	Huntsville	Al	COSTCO Wholesale Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A baler door closed on an employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-03-11	Huntsville	Al	Walmart	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee was removing stock off pallets in the stockroom and putting it on carts. After completing the process, the employee was standing upright when he collapsed backward, striking his head on the floor. The employee suffered a ruptured aorta.
2021-02-24	Huntsville	Al	Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing a motor on a sorting line and correcting tension on the conveyor belt. The belt slipped and, as he was adjusting it, his right thumb was caught by the belt and pulley. The belt wrapped around his thumb, causing the amputation of the thumb tip.
2021-02-02	Huntsville	Tx	A Brush Above Services, LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle at a construction site. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur.
2021-01-27	Huntsville	Al	Greers Electric, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a unistrut and fell to the concrete floor, breaking her left elbow.
2021-01-13	Huntsville	Al	SAM'S CLUB	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
While retrieving merchandise from a freezer, an employee's foot got caught on shrink wrap on a pallet, causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture a hip.
2020-09-15	Huntsville	Al	Cook's Pest Control Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was stung by a bee or wasp and was hospitalized for heart arrhythmia.
2020-09-04	Huntsville	Tx	H-E-B, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut oxtails when their right index finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-09-01	Huntsville	Al	Wolf Creek Federal Service Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was helping another employee replace a fire hydrant. After lunch the employee became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2020-07-29	Huntsville	Alabama	Kohler Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
After working on a computer server, an employee was replacing a steel beam guard. The beam dropped on his right ring finger causing a partial amputation to the fingertip without bone loss.
2020-07-15	Huntsville	Texas	UFP New Waverly, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
While walking, an employee was struck from behind by a forklift that was backing up. Both of the employee's legs were amputated.
2020-07-06	Huntsville	Alabama	Aviagen Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a bale of wood shavings in a chicken house, suffering a broken femur.
2020-06-15	Huntsville	Alabama	Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a front deck lawnmower when he drove into some stairs. His finger was pinned and fractured.
2020-06-03	Huntsville	Alabama	AT&T	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While placing a fiber line at a residential property, an employee became ill from overheating.
2020-05-26	Huntsville	Alabama	Lewis Tree Service Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving equipment from the grass to the pavement when the employee slipped and fell onto a jack. The employee suffered an internal abdominal injury.
2020-02-07	Huntsville	Arkansas	Lew Thompson & Son Trucking, Inc	Forearm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was connecting a trailer to a truck. He lowered the trailer's landing gear so the trailer could be connected. The landing gear handle sprung back when released, striking his right arm below the elbow and breaking it. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-18	Huntsville	Alabama	Wilson Pena Construction	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing siding at an apartment complex when he became dizzy and fell off the roof, hitting his head and injuring his neck. He was hospitalized.
2019-07-02	Huntsville	Alabama	United Rentals (North America), Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was unloading a portable boom lift by driving it from a trailer onto a portable loading ramp. The forward wheel base of the boom pushed the trailer forward and the boom dropped about 18 inches; the employee's right upper arm struck the upper guardrail and was broken.
2019-05-29	Huntsville	Alabama	Russo Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was helping a drill rig operator and was cleaning out a pinhole when the pin was removed, causing the drill rig bar to raise and pin the employee's finger between the pinhole and the rig bar. The employee's left index finger was completely amputated at the distal phalanx joint.
2019-05-24	Huntsville	Alabama	Consolidated Wiring, L.L.C.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing up a ladder to install low voltage wiring when he stepped back and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground, breaking his leg.
2019-04-17	Huntsville	Texas	Schulte Roofing Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was re-roofing a commercial building when the employee fell to the ground, suffering a head injury. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2019-04-16	Huntsville	Alabama	Goodman Decorating Co Inc	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a paint gun with xylene. He had removed the gun's spray tip when pressurized xylene sprayed out, lacerating and injecting his hand. He was hospitalized with hand swelling and a potential infection.
2019-03-22	Huntsville	Arkansas	Lew Thompson & Son Trucking, Inc	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A welder ignition arced into a nearby container of brake cleaner/oil, which caught fire. An employee was caught in the flames and suffered burns to the arms, shoulders, face, and neck.
2019-03-18	Huntsville	Alabama	Accura Consulting & Engineering Services, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was exiting a room and reached to grab the exit door handle. Her hand slipped off the handle due to the resistance of the door, causing her to lose her balance and fall backward to the floor. She landed on and broke her right hip.
2019-03-13	Huntsville	Texas	Condie Construction Company Inc.	Leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was walking along the slope of a trench and jumped towards a ladder causing fractures on right leg.
2019-03-11	Huntsville	Alabama	Genesis Roofing Company, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a 35-foot ladder. He slipped and fell from about 12 feet up, landing on the ground and suffering a broken hip and a facial laceration.
2019-03-04	Huntsville	Alabama	AC, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting up a lathe. As he turned the chuck with a chuck key, his left little finger was caught between the key and the operator panel. The fingertip was amputated to the nailbed.
2019-01-11	Huntsville	Alabama	SJ&L GENERAL CONTRACTOR, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was positioning metal grates on the back of a trailer when his left middle finger was caught on the metal grate, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-09-17	Huntsville	Alabama	Turner Construction Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using a power saw to rip 2x4 lumber. The lumber kicked back, striking the employee's hand. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated; the little finger and ring finger were lacerated, with tendon involvement.
2018-08-28	Huntsville	Alabama	Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground in a parking lot, breaking her elbow.
2018-08-17	Huntsville	Alabama	Arrowhead Industrial Services (USA), Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was working with two cylinders when the weight of the cylinders crushed the employee's first two right-hand fingers, resulting in two finger amputations.
2018-07-24	Huntsville	Alabama	dormakaba USA Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was operating a hot glue gun machine while assembling a steel door when the employee noticed an odor. A second, maintenance employee was called to inspect the ventilation system in the area. The two employees were hospitalized due to respiratory issues.
2018-07-06	Huntsville	Alabama	Coleman American Moving, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was out on a job and felt sick. He passed out on the ride home. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion/heat stroke.
2018-07-02	Huntsville	Alabama	CBRE	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 28-foot extension ladder, trying to reach a clogged gutter drain with an auger and gardening spade. While he had one foot on the gutter and one on the ladder, the ladder shifted and he fell to the ground. He suffered three fractured vertebrae, two compressed vertebrae, bruises to his arms, and a bruise to the back of his head.
2018-06-23	Huntsville	Texas	Colvin Brothers Construction, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was lifting a piece of aluminum guttering to install on a gas station canopy when it contacted a high-voltage power line. He suffered electrical burns to both hands and a foot.
2018-06-14	Huntsville	Alabama	The SURVICE Engineering Company, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was inspecting a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when he fell about 5 feet from the top of the vehicle to the concrete ground below. He suffered seven broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2018-05-30	Huntsville	Alabama	Kennametal, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee weighed and placed a drum of material onto a pallet and released the drum grabber fixture from the drum. As the employee began walking and repositioning the hoist with the remote control pendent, the hoist released from the beam and struck a drum causing impact with the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a fractured left leg and foot.
2018-05-05	Huntsville	Alabama	Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a rider hand truck and struck a guardrail and the right side of the hand truck struck an order picker. The employee suffered an oblique fracture to the first phalanx of his foot, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-02	Huntsville	Alabama	Volt Power, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
Three employees were removing sand bags after installing a steel pole when a digger truck boom contacted electrical wiring (phases), exposing them to an electrical current that burned them. Two employees were hospitalized.
2018-04-05	Huntsville	Alabama	SJ & L General Contractors, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway noncollision incident
An employee was removing an existing concrete culvert with an excavator when the concrete culvert broke, causing a jolt to the employee, who suffered five fractured ribs.
2018-03-31	Huntsville	Alabama	Majors Food and Spirits, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
Two employees were transporting a container of hot grease when one employee tripped, causing the grease in the container to spill to the concrete. She then fell onto the hot grease, receiving multiple burns to the hands and feet.
2018-02-19	Huntsville	Alabama	Miller & Miller, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 16 feet from an abutment while wrecking forms, and sustained multiple fractures.
2018-02-08	Huntsville	Alabama	Y-Tech Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was cleaning a parts cage when dust caused him to start coughing and experience pressure in his head. He was hospitalized.
2017-08-24	Huntsville	Alabama	Bear Communications, LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road
Two employees were installing MST boxes behind their company truck on the side of the road when a car traveling in the same direction struck both employees. One of the employees was hospitalized with a broken left femur.
2017-07-18	Huntsville	Alabama	Aerie Aerospace	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was preparing a valve assembly for transport when the assembly became unstable and tipped, striking the employee's hip/thigh region.
2017-06-02	Huntsville	Ohio	Fire Service Safety, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On June 2, 2017, an employee was power washing the outside of a building while standing in a man basket on a forklift when the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, suffering back injuries.
2017-04-26	Huntsville	Texas	New Waverly Ventures	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a palletizing machine when his upper arm became caught between the frame of the machine and a pallet, resulting in a broken right arm. The injury required surgery.
2017-03-21	Huntsville	Alabama	H.C. BLAKE CO., INC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was cutting pipes located in the ceiling. The employee dismounted the ladder and broke both feet/ankles.
2017-03-13	Huntsville	Alabama	Consolidated Wiring, L.L.C.	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was acting as a flagger when he was struck by an automobile. He suffered severe head trauma and multiple internal injuries including abdominal, spleen, pelvic, liver, and knee injuries, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-25	Huntsville	Alabama	Gen-Co, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Two employees were performing maintenance on an electrical generator. While one employee was making adjustments to the generator's fuel system, the other employee amputated his left index finger at the knuckle.
2017-01-19	Huntsville	Alabama	Phoenix	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two employees were hospitalized after a motor vehicle accident inside a military installation.
2016-10-21	Huntsville	Alabama	Harco, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee and a coworker were carrying a box outside the store when the employee tripped on the handicap ramp, suffering a fractured elbow and pelvis.
2016-10-07	Huntsville	Alabama	Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was operating a front deck mower. As he was reversing, the mower slid. The employee grabbed the roll bar, and the right index finger was caught between the roll bar and a support beam. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.
2016-09-15	Huntsville	Alabama	Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundations	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was operating a string trimmer during landscaping duties when he became dizzy. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2016-09-15	Huntsville	Alabama	MACRO Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was calibrating equipment when his fingers were caught in the rollers. He sustained broken left-hand fingers and was hospitalized.
2016-08-15	Huntsville	Alabama	National Technical Systems	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee broke the bone and lacerated his right thumb in the locking mechanism on a trailer tongue.
2016-07-19	Huntsville	Alabama	Kroger Limited Partnership l	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working in the receiving area of the store. A pallet with metal shelving on it fell approximately 12' striking the employee on the head and causing a head laceration.
2016-05-18	Huntsville	Arkansas	SIMMONS FOODS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Needlestick without exposure to harmful substance
An employee was injecting a vaccine into chickens on a poultry farm along a conveying system and stuck the back of his left index finger with the injection apparatus.
2016-05-11	Huntsville	Alabama	Diversicare/Windsor House	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was feeding a patient when she turned and lost her balance. She fell to the floor and landed on her left knee, fracturing her kneecap.
2016-04-12	Huntsville	Alabama	Republic Servcies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a pile of limbs from the curb side into the back of a garbage truck. The employee's glove was caught in the hydraulic packing blade of the truck, injuring three fingers and requiring surgery.
2016-02-05	Huntsville	Alabama	Dynetics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee crushed his right pinky finger when it was smashed between the door and the door jam, resulting in an amputation from the nail bed up.
2015-11-23	Huntsville	Alabama	Reed Contracting Services	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee in a roadway work zone was struck by a vehicle that left the roadway. The employee had dismounted the equipment in a coned area when he was struck. His leg broke, and he was hospitalized for treatment.
2015-08-10	Huntsville	Alabama	THE BOEING COMPANY	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee stood up at her desk and tripped hitting her head on the right side of the desk and fracturing her femur as a result of the fall. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-07-28	Huntsville	Alabama	Yulista Integrated Solutions, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was working on a horizontal band saw while cutting stock material. He was advancing the material when his hand came into contact with the blade. His pinky finger and two fingers next to it were amputated. He was hospitalized.
2015-04-14	Huntsville	Alabama	Wyle CAS, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was helping to load cargo pallets onto an aircraft. The pallets were placed onto a K-loader, and the employee was preparing the cargo to be pushed onto the plane. He lost his balance and fell 8 feet from the work deck onto the asphalt tarmac. He was unconscious and bleeding from the nose, head, and mouth. He also broke his wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-04-04	Huntsville	Alabama	Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was working on the pipeline. A pipe came off of the trough and coiled on the floor. The employee tried to straighten out the coiled pipe. His feet became tangled in the pipe, causing him to fall to the floor. He fractured his hip.
2015-02-24	Huntsville	Alabama	Redstone Village at Home, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee cut off the tip of her left-hand pointer finger while cutting bell peppers.
2015-02-24	Huntsville	Alabama	Matsu	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee suffered a partial pinky finger amputation from being cut on a die.