Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-25 | Leeds | Al | Hubbell Power Systems, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a manual milling machine when his right hand was caught in a mill bit. His ring and pinky fingers were amputated. | |||||
2021-05-13 | Leeds | Al | Gannett Graphics, Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was loading a heat press machine. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine, which caused third-degree burns to the lower arm and the back of the hand. | |||||
2020-09-08 | Leeds | Al | Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was milling beveled washers on a manual milling machine. As the employee was adjusting the washer, his left glove was caught by the shaft. His left pinky finger was lacerated and dislocated requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2018-08-09 | Leeds | Alabama | M&B Metal Products Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was pulling a tube from a strut machine while jogging the machine when the employee's left little finger was caught in the machine, resulting in a laceration and crushing injury to the finger. | |||||
2017-08-17 | Leeds | Maine | Garrity Company Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was reaching for a water bottle when his fingertip was caught and amputated between the chain and sprocket on a nearby drive line. | |||||
2017-02-02 | Leeds | Alabama | Mitchell Grocery Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding product into a machine that cubes/tenderizes meat when his right hand was pulled into the machine, partially amputating his middle and ring fingers. | |||||
2015-11-12 | Leeds | Alabama | Hubbell Power Systems | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench, slipped, and fell to the floor landing on the left side and arm. The employee sustained bruised lungs and a blood clot. | |||||
2015-04-20 | Leeds | Alabama | Pike Electric, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
A field mechanic was working on a vehicle on the side of the road. He pulled a cylinder from the vehicle and it dropped onto his left hand. His left middle finger was amputated. |