Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-14	Mobile	Al	US Coatings, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was removing a marine hanging staging scaffold when he fell approximately 25 feet to the bottom of the tank. The employee sustained a fracture to their right orbital socket, a contusion, and a compression fracture to their vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2021-10-25	Mobile	Al	C - D Welding Construction Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was rigging high beams using a crane hook when the hook got hooked onto another beam, causing the beam to tip over and hit the employee on the back of his right leg, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-10-21	Mobile	Al	Austal USA, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was welding a module, lying on his back in a tight area. Welding slag fell onto his arm and caught his welding fleece on fire. He suffered second-degree burns.
2021-10-01	Mobile	Al	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift on an assembly line while a co-worker operated a layer picker. The forklift was struck by the layer picker attachment, causing it to fall over. The employee suffered four broken toes, damage to their big toe nail, and soft tissue damage to the big toe.
2021-09-09	Mobile	Al	Goodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving boxes and began to feel severe chest pains. The employee was hospitalized for possible heart issues.
2021-08-21	Mobile	Al	SA Recycling LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was walking across a yard. A piece of metal from a shredder struck the employee in the face, causing a laceration and fractures to the face and jaw.
2021-04-26	Mobile	Al	Gulfside Supply, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On 4/26/2021 at 4:00 PM, an employee and his co-workers were loading 30 sheets of 1/2" plywood and 50 pieces of 2x4x10" lumber in the back of a customer's trailer. As the forklift lowered the load onto the pallets in the trailer, some of the 2x4s gave way, causing the entire load to collapse and pin the employee's left foot inside the trailer. The employee suffered a fracture in his foot.
2021-04-16	Mobile	Al	Coastal Insulation Company of Mobile, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was moving materials on a mezzanine when he lost balance and leaned on the railing, which failed, and then fell approximately 8.5 feet to the ground floor. The employee sustained two broken wrists, a broken rib, and a head laceration.
2021-04-07	Mobile	Al	Alafab, Inc	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was drilling holes in C-channel beams that were 16 feet long and weighed approximately 400 pounds. The employee placed three beams on saw horses. After drilling holes, he manually flipped them over. When the employee flipped the third beam it landed at an angle and fell off the saw horses and struck and fractured the employee's right leg and left ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his left ankle.
2021-04-03	Mobile	Al	Havertys Furniture Companies	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking while carrying a book of rug samples when one sample fell from the book. The employee tripped over the sample and fell, resulting in a broken right hip and a sprained left wrist.
2021-03-24	Mobile	Al	Southern Grease Hauling, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a back sprain while moving a lid from a septic tank.
2021-03-18	Mobile	Al	Tri-State Maritime Services, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was unloading steel coils from a barge. A crane cable snapped, causing a coil to roll over the employee's left leg and crush it.
2021-03-15	Mobile	Al	MCG Workforce Solutions, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
A temporary employee was controlling a come-a-long on one side of a flat plate while another worker was using a 20-pound steel hammer to strike the plate and move it into position inside the engine room of a vessel which was on shore/dry dock. The temporary employee was manually shaking the plate to see if it would slide down under its own weight when his left hand was struck by the hammer. The injured employee was wearing protective leather gloves at the time. His middle finger was broken and l
2021-02-24	Mobile	Al	CSA Equipment Company, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from water vehicle
An employee was stepping off a gangway and tripped on a piece of rope that is attached to the safety net. This caused him to fall to the dock and then he rolled underneath the passenger side of a pickup truck that was parked about 3 to 4 feet from the gangway. When the pickup truck pulled away, it ran over the employee's left leg and fractured it.
2021-01-15	Mobile	Al	Oasis Alignment Services	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was positioning a shim under the corner of piece of equipment being lifted by a 10-ton hydraulic jack. The jack kicked out, causing the shim to kick out and crush the employee's right thumb and index finger. The index fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-22	Mobile	Al	Flowerwood Nursery, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was picking up hurricane debris and was bitten by a copperhead snake on two fingers on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2020-09-13	Mobile	Al	Amspec LLC	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was running a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) standard with laboratory equipment when the equipment was knocked off the counter, causing the quick connect to fail. LPG then released and was ignited by the equipment's heating element. The employee received first and second degree burns on the right and left hands.
2020-08-27	Mobile	Al	M&M/Mars, Incorporated	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A cat bit a veterinary technician's left hand. The wound became infected and she was hospitalized.
2020-04-24	Mobile	Alabama	BergEuro Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unclog a flux system when his hand entered a valve that was activated, resulting in amputations to three fingertips on the right hand just below the fingernail.
2020-03-12	Mobile	Alabama	Dematic Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was on a step ladder, troubleshooting an issue with a conveyor, when he lost his balance and made contact with the conveyor belt and pulley. The employee's left little finger was amputated.
2020-01-17	Mobile	Alabama	Fikes Wholesale, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee approached a customer about a product he was leaving the store with and the customer shot the employee in the left leg. The employee experienced bleeding and a broken femur.
2019-09-16	Mobile	Alabama	Metals USA Plates and Shapes Southeast, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While an employee was adjusting a chain on a machine, the chain caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
2019-09-05	Mobile	Alabama	H.O. Weaver & Sons, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been working at an asphalt plant. The employee left work around 4:00 PM, and started feeling ill. Later that night, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-09-03	Mobile	Alabama	Alafab, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was welding and grinding on a 14-inch, 40-foot pipe resting on two sawhorses. As employees adjusted the pipe, it fell off the sawhorses and struck the employee doing the welding, who suffered a broken right thigh bone, a broken left ankle, and an amputated fingertip on the right hand.
2019-08-29	Mobile	Alabama	Genesis Industrial Staffing Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift operator was loading chicken products onto a crane going to a vessel's freezer area when he struck an employee who was on the dry dock. The forklift's fork punctured the injured employee's right calf and pinned the employee between the forklift and a wood pier piling on the dock.
2019-08-09	Mobile	Alabama	Railroad Resource Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was filling a tanker with hot asphalt when the asphalt blew back and struck his face under his face shield. He suffered burns to his face and upper body.
2019-08-04	Mobile	Alabama	APM Terminals Mobile, LLC	Face	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
During the unloading of a vessel, an employee was disconnecting twist locks from shipping containers. A twist lock from a container above the employee fell and struck the employee in the face, causing facial fractures.
2019-08-02	Mobile	Alabama	Jaguar Cleaners, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's right hand was caught between a hanger and a stationary part of a clothing conveyor system. Three fingers on the employee's right hand were crushed. The tip of the right index finger was amputated up to the first knuckle.
2019-07-18	Mobile	Alabama	Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion while loading a barge with wood pellets.
2019-04-15	Mobile	Alabama	Belk, Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A loss prevention employee was bringing a shoplifter back to the office when the shoplifter ran toward the exit door. The employee slipped on the shoplifter's jacket (which had fallen to the ground) and fell, breaking his hip.
2019-04-08	Mobile	Alabama	Lowe's Home Improvement Store 1599	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was escorting a coworker operating an order picker when the coworker turned the picker around and struck the employee's right foot. The employee had surgery on two toes.
2019-03-19	Mobile	Alabama	H.O. Weaver & Sons, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was in a trench installing a storm drain. A dirt clod fell from the unprotected side of the trench and struck the employee, causing him to fall to the ground and break his left leg.
2019-03-09	Mobile	Alabama	Sams Club 8102	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when it pinned his left foot against the steel post of some industrial shelving. His ankle was broken.
2019-02-18	Mobile	Alabama	CSA Equipment Company	Hand(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was using a forklift on a rail dock. Its tires went off the dock, causing the forklift to lean; the employee's right hand was pinched between the forklift and a rail car, causing fractures and a laceration.
2019-02-13	Mobile	Alabama	Ampac Mobile Holdings LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was scraping glue off a machine when their left right finger was caught in a cam on the machine and fractured.
2019-02-08	Mobile	Alabama	Myer Marine Services LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was lifting a steel screen on a vertical boring machine. The screen got caught on a fixture and the employee's hands were caught between the screen and a rail. The employee suffered a fractured left hand and a fractured right thumb. The employee's right index and middle fingers were amputated.
2019-01-07	Mobile	Alabama	CSA Equipment Company, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was doing longshoring work inside a vessel. He stepped into a ladderway that was covered by cardboard, fell 17 feet, and suffered spinal injuries requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-06	Mobile	Alabama	Becton Dickinson	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine and adjusting the media when his left index finger was caught in the perforation blade, resulting in a traumatic amputation of the distal phalanx.
2018-09-25	Mobile	Alabama	Blakeley Boat Works	Arm(s)	Fall to lower level
An employee was descending stairs, slipped and caught their right arm on a stair stanchion resulting in a fracture to the arm.
2018-08-14	Mobile	Alabama	Buchanan Lumber Mobile, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was closing a lumber kiln and opening a second one to put more lumber in to dry when the door to the second kiln fell on him, fracturing his right leg and possibly fracturing his back.
2018-08-02	Mobile	Alabama	Caraustar Industrial and Consumer Products Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Three employees were aligning a pump motor when it became engaged and broke the tool they were using. The broken tool struck the employees, and one of them suffered an amputation to his left pinky finger.
2018-07-23	Mobile	Alabama	Tractor & Equipment Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using a prybar to help another employee remove a quick coupler from a wheel. When the coupler came free, it landed on the employee's right foot, breaking every toe. The employee was hospitalized. Steel-toed boots were not being worn at the time of the incident.
2018-07-17	Mobile	Alabama	MMR Constructors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While descending a portable step ladder to reposition it, an employee missed the bottom rung and fell approximately 18 to 24 inches to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right forearm, elbow, and pelvis.
2018-06-15	Mobile	Alabama	Walmart Stores, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a deli slicer when it sliced off the tip of the employee's right thumb.
2018-05-11	Mobile	Alabama	Stericycle, Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was opening a box storage trailer when two large bundles of cardboard boxes fell out and hit the employee in the head, knocking him to the ground. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
2018-04-20	Mobile	Alabama	VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was conducting maintenance work in the cargo area of an aircraft. The employee was leaning on the guardrails of the elevated work platform when the hinge on the guardrail failed and the employee fell approximately 4 feet, landing on a work bench below and injuring his lower back.
2018-04-16	Mobile	Alabama	BergEuro Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 16, 2018, at 2:20 PM, an employee was inspecting a pipe when another pipe rolled into the pipe he was inspecting, crushing his left index finger and resulting in an amputation at the first joint.
2018-04-09	Mobile	Alabama	Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc.	Lip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were replacing a 3-inch fire hose on a dock. A nylon rope was tied to one end of the fire hose and to a forklift. The forklift was used to stretch out the fire hose. The nylon rope snapped under tension and struck the injured employee in the mouth, causing a laceration and swelling of the lip.
2018-02-22	Mobile	Alabama	Faircloth & Roberts Metallurgical Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee using a band saw sustained a finger amputation.
2017-10-09	Mobile	Alabama	Buchanan Lumber Mobile, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee dismounted a stack of lumber that was approximately 40 inches high and fractured his heel.
2017-10-04	Mobile	Alabama	Yates Construction	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking on the job site and stepped on a rock which caused him to slip and fall resulting in a broken hip.
2017-08-19	Mobile	Alabama	Mobile Infirmary Medical Center	Multiple body parts	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown
When a patient became combative, an employee intervened and fell to the ground. The employee sustained back and knee injuries.
2017-08-15	Mobile	Alabama	Labor Finders	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat cramps while building trusses, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-03	Mobile	Alabama	Austal USA	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the bottom support rail of a cart about 6 inches off the ground. As she stepped off, she rolled and fractured her left ankle.
2017-04-03	Mobile	Alabama	CSA Equipment Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing rigging from cargo that was just unloaded from the ship and pinched his left index finger between the shackle and the pad eye when the rack shifted. The employee was hospitalized. The finger was not amputated.
2017-03-19	Mobile	Alabama	Enhanced Environmetal and Emergency Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was moving to dewater a barge void when he fell 25 feet through an open barge hatch, breaking three ribs, his pelvis, and his wrist.
2017-03-15	Mobile	Alabama	Infirmary Health System, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a microwave in the medical electronics department (no metal utensils were in use) and experienced electrical shock. This resulted in a laceration to the left thumb, small burns to the dorsum of the left hand, small burns along the dorsum of the right hand, burns along the right 3rd finger and a larger burn at the base of the right thumb that extends to the right index finger.
2017-03-07	Mobile	Alabama	Kimberly Clark Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was attempting to place a core plug into a core at the hard roll towel area and pinched his left middle finger between the core and the core plug resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2017-03-07	Mobile	Alabama	Flowerwood Nursery, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was performing inventory by placing oil on the shelves when a customer called out to him. The employee turned from his inventory activities and crossed the second bay pit that was partially covered by a wooden pit cover three feet long. When the employee stepped on the cover, it gave way and the employee fell four feet to the bottom of the pit breaking his right femur.
2017-02-14	Mobile	Alabama	Gulf Distributing Co. of Mobile, L.L.C.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee stepped out of a manlift 5 feet above the ground and fell, striking his head on the cement floor.
2017-02-07	Mobile	Alabama	Kimberly Clark Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was installing a fan belt on an exhaust fan when his glove was caught and his right thumb tip was partially amputated by the belt.
2017-02-01	Mobile	Alabama	KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was walking in the basement where hot stock had overflowed and floated a grate up off the drain. The employee stepped into the uncovered drain hole and suffered second degree burns to the left leg and foot.
2016-09-18	Mobile	Alabama	Seabulk Towing, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working around a chain lift hoist that held a propeller when a link in the chain failed. The employee was then pinned between the propeller and nozzle, suffering internal injuries and requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-29	Mobile	Alabama	APM Terminals Mobile, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While unlashing a container aboard the deck of a coastal vessel, the employee passed out due to possible heat stress and fell backwards striking the deck with his face and causing a laceration to his right cheek.
2016-08-26	Mobile	Alabama	US Coatings Inc	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a high pressure washer and lacerated his hand between his thumb and index fingers.
2016-06-18	Mobile	Alabama	Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Fall on water vehicle
An employee fell approximately 8 feet while installing a ladder inside an ocean-going barge.
2016-05-06	Mobile	Alabama	Cooper Marine & Timberlands, corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
The employee was walking on the platform towards the exit side were the ladder was located. The employee tripped on the corner high beam and he reached out to support himself with the crane cable that was moving. His four left hand fingers were amputated by the crane cable and pulley.
2016-05-02	Mobile	Alabama	Kittrell Acoustics, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a mobile painter's scaffolding system and installing drywall. The scaffolding system tipped and the employee fell to the ground. The employee landed on his feet and fractured both heels.
2016-04-21	Mobile	Alabama	Austal USA	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were removing the last tracks from a rider plate. When they hit the last track, the metal plate popped up and struck the injured employee, fracturing the employee's right tibial plateau.
2016-03-05	Mobile	Alabama	BergEuro Corporation Spiral Pipe Corp.	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On March 5, 2016, at approximately 1600, an employee was placing rope between stacked pipe to protect the finish on the product when the line ejected another pipe. The ejected pipe came over the stop and struck the employee, pinning him between the pipes and causing crushing injuries to his legs. He was hospitalized.
2016-03-01	Mobile	Alabama	WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a grocery stock cart to the floor while stocking a grocery aisle, injuring his head.
2016-02-11	Mobile	Alabama	Scotch Gulf Lumber Company, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to remove cylinders that open/shut the grappler on a boom loader. The employee removed bolts and pins holding the cylinder in place, but the cylinder was stuck. As the employee tried to manually remove it, the swivel moved and caused the employee's fingers to get caught between the swivel and a valve. The employee's left-hand middle and ring fingers were crushed. The middle finger was surgically amputated and the ring finger also required surgery.
2016-01-11	Mobile	Alabama	Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast	Multiple body parts	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An outside individual entered the facility through the donation door and attacked two employees with a machete and a knife. Both employees were hospitalized and one employee may have suffered an amputation.
2016-01-07	Mobile	Alabama	Berg Spiral Pipe Corporation	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was operating an arc welder on a pipe conveyor line when he attempted to perform maintenance/make adjustments to the unit. A pipe on the conveyor struck and broke his right leg.
2015-12-07	Mobile	Alabama	Aker Solutions Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was building a part when his finger got caught and crushed between an angle iron and sheet steel. The end of the finger had to be medically amputated.
2015-11-14	Mobile	Alabama	US Outfitters, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee lost his balance while using a table router on wood trim. His hand came in contact with the cutter head, partially amputating his right middle finger.
2015-08-20	Mobile	Alabama	Sears Autocenter #6066	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was closing the lid that covers the tire shoot when the lid fell on his left hand, partially amputating at least one finger.
2015-07-12	Mobile	Alabama	Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
Employee fell while descending a movable ladder with boxes of coffee makers and fractured her left knee.
2015-06-26	Mobile	Alabama	BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard Alabama, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was injured when the steel plate (3000 pounds) he was fitting became unattached, striking him and pinning him between two steel plates. He suffered injuries to his right arm and the right side of his abdomen, requiring hospitalization.
2015-05-20	Mobile	Alabama	Southeastern Freightlines, Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee walking backwards in a semi trailer fell out of the trailer and hit the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
2015-05-08	Mobile	Alabama	Arizona Diamondbacks	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury
An employee suffered a nasal fracture on 5/8/15 after being hit on the nose by a baseball. He was hospitalized.
2015-05-08	Mobile	Alabama	HO Weaver and Sons	Ankle(s)	Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a fuel-loop maintenance truck. While fueling a bulldozer, he stepped over the fuel hose with his left foot. His right foot twisted and broke at the ankle.
2015-03-16	Mobile	Alabama	Scotch Gulf Lumber Company, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's right index finger was amputated while greasing the conveyor that feeds the boiler. He had bent down to pick up his radio when his right hand got caught in the chain.
2015-02-26	Mobile	Alabama	Austal USA, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Employee using a Milwaukee Magna drill had his right index finger amputated at the second joint.
2015-01-28	Mobile	Alabama	Alabama Electric Motor Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employee had his left fifth (pinky) fingertip amputated when his hand was pinched between a high-torque wrench and a bolt head.
2015-01-28	Mobile	Alabama	Country Club of Mobile, The	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee in the lawn/golf course maintenance department was spreading fertilizer and reached into the hopper to push lime further down the hopper. His gloved hand was caught by the agitator causing a deep cut to his left middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and the next day part of his finger was amputated.
2015-01-18	Mobile	Alabama	The Krystal Company	Nonclassifiable	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown
An employee was shot in store during working hours.
2015-01-12	Mobile	Alabama	Rob't J. Baggett, Incorporated	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a lull (large fork lift) to move steel when he went off the road and drove over soft coal. The right side wheels left the ground and the truck tipped over, resulting in broken ribs and hospitalization.