Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-23 | Mc Calla | Al | Publix Distribution Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. As it turned, his left middle finger was caught between the upright to its overhead guard and a pallet on a rack. The finger was amputated. | |||||
2021-05-05 | Mc Calla | Al | Yanfeng Automotive Interiors | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was pushing a rack of finished parts when a forklift struck the rack. The employee suffered multiple fractures that required surgery. | |||||
2021-04-13 | Mc Calla | Al | Onin Staffing LLC | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
A metal tote was being carried on a forklift. The tote shifted forward during a turn, slid off the forks, and struck an employee standing below. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and a fractured knee. | |||||
2019-05-01 | Mc Calla | Alabama | ABM Industries Inc | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was backing up a golf cart to a dumpster. Her left leg was caught between the golf cart and a steel wall resulting in a laceration and fracture to the left ankle. | |||||
2017-10-02 | Mc Calla | Alabama | POSCO AAPC LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a separator to process a coil for final packaging when his right hand was caught between the separator and the coil, amputating his ring finger and lacerating his middle finger. | |||||
2017-05-09 | Mc Calla | Alabama | POSCO AAPC LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was banding the coil on a recoiling machine when the coil came off of the track during the recoiling stage. The employee made some adjustments so the coil would line up correctly. A coworker then placed the separator down and used the manual control panel to finish the recoiling process. At that time, the employee's glove was caught between the lapse of the coil and was crushed by the separator, causing an amputation of the left ring finger. | |||||
2016-10-06 | Mc Calla | Alabama | SHOALS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was working on a 480-volt electrical panel when an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's stomach, chest, hand, and arm. | |||||
2016-01-12 | Mc Calla | Alabama | Plastipak Packaging, Inc. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee climbed a ladder to reach the unscramble machine, which was jammed. When she attempted to unjam it, the machine broke her right hand and thumb. |