| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-18 | Jasper | Ga | AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was cleaning the elbow of a transformer when he suffered electrical contact burns to the left hand and flash burns to the right hand. | |||||
| 2021-03-17 | Jasper | Tx | King Lumber | Multiple head locations | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee was standing between a forklift and a tilt hoist, trying to reinstall the hoist arm. The fork and boom extension fell and pinned him to the tilt hoist. He suffered a possible skull fracture and a dislodged right ear canal and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-03-10 | Jasper | Tx | Coburn Supply Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was using a manlift to pull products from a shelf. He fell from the manlift to the cement floor about 9 feet below, suffering fractures to the pelvis and shoulder. | |||||
| 2020-08-18 | Jasper | Fl | Johansen Automotive, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Ingestion of harmful substance |
| At 11:35 a.m. on August 18, 2020, an employee was poisoned after drinking from a drink bottle containing a chemical. | |||||
| 2020-04-06 | Jasper | Alabama | Mar-Jac Poultry, AL, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was putting a chain back on the drive sprocket of the live hang. The line came on, catching his hand between the sprocket and the chain, resulting in a cut and fracture to the left hand. | |||||
| 2019-09-11 | Jasper | Alabama | Morton Buildings, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was installing purlins while tied off to a truss on a new construction commercial building. The truss rolled over and the employee fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, suffering broken vertebrae. | |||||
| 2019-07-03 | Jasper | Alabama | Jasper Electric Motor, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a press machine when the machine amputated his right middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Jasper | Georgia | AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was working on overhead lines in the bucket of an aerial lift when the employee was overcome by heat and had to be hospitalized for a heat stress-related injury. | |||||
| 2019-06-21 | Jasper | Alabama | Mar-Jac Poultry AL, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was repairing the feed rail on a strapper machine when his hand was struck by the pendulum and rotating assembly of the strapper. He suffered lacerations to his right hand and a fractured right pinky finger. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-06-12 | Jasper | Alabama | Jasper Lumber Company Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was attempting to reposition a board on a stacker unscrambler when the unscrambler moved and caused another board to fall on the employee's hand. The employee's hand was caught between the two boards. The employee sustained a crushing injuring to the right middle finger, resulting in amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Jasper | Texas | Aaron's | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
| An employee was loading furniture in a car when a bee stung him, causing an allergic reaction. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-06-05 | Jasper | Alabama | Central State Manufacturing, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking towards the back of the forklift to talk to the employee who was operating the forklift. The forklift rolled back and over the employee's right foot. The employee fell down and landed on his back suffering a broken right pinky toe and severe bruising to his lower right leg. | |||||
| 2019-03-20 | Jasper | Alabama | B & T Shavings, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was attempting to reposition a log that was hung on a conveyor belt when it moved and pinched the employee's left ring fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-02-28 | Jasper | Alabama | Mar-Jac Poultry AL, LLC | Multiple upper extremities locations | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was spraying down overhead belts from the third step of a ladder. He fell onto a moving belt, lacerating his right elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand. | |||||
| 2019-02-19 | Jasper | Missouri | Glister-Mary Lee Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was running a microwave bagging machine. A belt jammed; while the employee was fixing the jam, the employee's right index finger was amputated up to the first knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-08-21 | Jasper | Missouri | Jasper Grain Inc. | Heel(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While attempting to clean out the inside of a bin, an employee stepped in the auger, which cut off the back of the employee's heel. | |||||
| 2018-08-14 | Jasper | Alabama | Jasper Lumber Company, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee entered an area to unhang a piece of lumber on a set of conveyor chains for a sorter machine. Another employee, unaware that the employee was in the area, indexed the chains, pinning the first employee between the piece of lumber and an unstacked pack of lumber. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen and pancreatic transection. | |||||
| 2018-05-01 | Jasper | Alabama | Alabama Power | Pelvic region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was installing step bolts on a pole while standing on a metal plate that was 28 inches from the ground when the employee slipped and fell, sustaining a laceration injury. | |||||
| 2018-02-23 | Jasper | Texas | Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using an air and water hose to air up a bicycle tire. The employee placed his hand over the nozzle to prevent the water from squirting out. Air got into the hand of the employee causing injuries to the right hand and forearm. | |||||
| 2017-09-14 | Jasper | Georgia | W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cutting up a tree that had fallen across a power line. The power line was under the tree and was stretched taught. When the employee cut the final log, it broke suddenly and was flung into the air. The employee ran a few steps and the log hit him in the head and shoulder area. He suffered a fractured spine, crushed vertebrae, and facial lacerations. | |||||
| 2017-06-02 | Jasper | Georgia | DeAngelo Brothers, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered dehydration while performing road work and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-07-21 | Jasper | Alabama | United Parcel Service | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting a box to put on a hand truck and suffered an abdominal hernia. | |||||
| 2016-04-09 | Jasper | Georgia | Young Life, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other jump to lower level |
| When an employee stepped off a platform to descend a zip line, the non-weight bearing loop failed and the employee fell. The employee suffered back injuries and broken ribs. | |||||
| 2016-03-04 | Jasper | Alabama | Good Hope Contracting, Co., Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was hit/crushed by a motor grader's rear differential while the operator was backing up. The employee suffered a fractured back, three broken ribs, and a broken shoulder/collarbone. | |||||
| 2015-05-21 | Jasper | Texas | Texas Electric Cooperatives | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On May 21, 2015, at approximately 9:30 AM, an employee and coworker were using a forklift and floor jack to remove a hydraulic drive motor from the distribution buggy for repairs. The motor slipped from the floor jack and crushed the employee's thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2015-01-20 | Jasper | Alabama | Wal-Mart Supercenter #287 | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Employees were moving a 53-foot trailer with a forklift. The trailer shifted and began to fall towards a parked truck. One of the two employees ran between the trailer and truck to stop it from hitting the truck. Employee sustained a broken left arm, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||