Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Montgomery	Al	Koch Foods of Alabama, LLC	Ankle(s)	Slip or trip without fall
The injured employee was talking to another employee. When the employee turned to leave, they twisted their left ankle and fractured it.
2021-11-10	Montgomery	Al	Premier Tech	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a rotator shaft with sandpaper. The employee's gloves got caught in the rotating shaft, pulling his right hand into the machine. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated, and two were reattached.
2021-11-01	Montgomery	Al	Kinpak, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was operating a blow molding machine and amputated their right index fingertip while removing a piece of plastic.
2021-10-31	Montgomery	Ny	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a double pallet jack. The employee jumped off the jack, and their leg was caught between the jack and a pallet. The leg was lacerated and broken.
2021-10-30	Montgomeryville	Pa	Skyline Emissions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A machine operator was feeding wire into a plate bending machine when their right hand made contact with in-running rollers resulting in crushing injuries that led to surgical amputation of the second and third digit fingertips.
2021-10-26	Montgomery	Al	DAS North America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working in a test booth that tests the noise quality of automobile seats. The conveyor line stopped moving. The employee looked through the test booth doors, leaned over and placed their left hand on the chain and sprocket that drives the conveyor. The conveyor system began moving, resulting in amputations to the left index, middle and ring fingers.
2021-10-04	Montgomery	Al	Seoyon E-HWA Interior Systems Alabama, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lining up 200-pound racks on a production line. His little finger was crushed between two of the racks, resulting in an amputation.
2021-07-20	Montgomery	Il	Chicago Flameproof and Wood Specialties	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee made lumber adjustments and got onto a forklift when they noticed more adjustments were needed. The employee leaned forward while on the forklift when a lever caused the lumber to move, causing a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-16	Montgomery	Al	Sabel Steel Service, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was putting wood under a 500-pound steel cutout that had been raised by a magnet crane. The cutout fell from the crane and hit the wood, which flew up and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken front jaw and several broken teeth.
2021-07-09	Montgomery	Tx	Kroger # 142	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a trash bag tied to her product-stocking cart. She fell and suffered a broken hip. She was hospitalized.
2021-07-01	Montgomery	Al	Hyundai Power Transformers	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was operating a lathe when coolant got onto his face. He was hospitalized, suffering from a bacterial infection.
2021-06-23	Montgomery	Ny	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was parking a double pallet jack forklift and collided with a parked reach truck, resulting in a laceration to her left foot.
2021-06-10	Montgomery	Il	United Sugars Corporation	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was being trained on using a spotter truck to connect a loaded trailer. The spotter truck backed into the trainer, breaking their left leg.
2021-06-09	Montgomery	Al	Maxwell AFB DAF	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was trying to stop a forklift that was rolling back. The forklift ran off the edge of a ramp and flipped onto its side, crushing the employee. He suffered a broken femur and a crushed ankle.
2021-06-01	Montgomery	Al	Dixie Electric, Plumbing and Air	Elbow(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A crew drilled a hole in the ground for a power pole. While the auger was being lifted, the sling snapped and struck an employee on the right arm, resulting in a fractured elbow.
2021-04-12	Montgomery	Al	C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a part into a gang mill. When the clamping mechanism was activated, it caught his right index finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2021-03-29	Montgomery	Tx	Ariel Lopez	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was painting from a scaffold when they fell approximately 5 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.
2021-03-10	Montgomery	Al	JET Polymer Recycling, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog a machine when the machine cycled and a rotating metal wheel inside the machine cut her right index finger that resulted in an amputation.
2021-02-25	Montgomery	Al	C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing hinges on a fixture. A blade activated and came down while her right hand was on a hinge, amputating three of her fingers.
2021-02-24	Montgomery	Al	Mobis Alabama, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting and moving a 22-ton mold using a 50-ton overhead crane. The crane moved and the employee was caught between the suspended mold and another, stationary mold behind him. He suffered lacerations to the liver and spleen, a broken rib on the right side, and a collapsed right lung.
2020-09-14	Montgomery	Al	Guyoung Tech USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a projection welder when the electrodes closing action was activated while his finger was between the electrodes. His left index finger was caught in the welder, resulting in an amputation.
2020-09-06	Montgomery	Al	Federal Bureau of Prisons - Montgomery	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a meat slicing machine. The blade amputated the palmar surface of his right fingertip.
2020-09-03	Montgomery	Al	Chick-fil-A	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was brushing the inside of a cooker. The lid of another, nearby cooker came open; hot peanut oil and steam sprayed out and caused second-degree burns to the employee's arms, neck, and face.
2020-08-18	Montgomery	Al	Ridley Block Operations	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while walking down a flight of stairs, suffering a broken right hip.
2020-07-02	Montgomery	Alabama	Hyundai Power Transformers	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting a crane operator in positioning a conservator when his left ring finger was crushed by the conservator, resulting in hospitalization.
2020-05-27	Montgomery	Alabama	Glovis America, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A tractor trailer pinned an employee against a loading dock as it backed up. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs, hip, and back, as well as a liver laceration.
2020-04-14	Montgomery	Alabama	Rheem Manufacturing Co. Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A machine operator was completing a setup to run another sheet metal part on an automatic straight side press. The machine cycled and the employee's hand was caught by the die. He sustained amputations of the left index and middle fingers.
2020-04-09	Montgomery	New York	Capstone Logistics, LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee sustained a crushing injury from an electric pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibia and fibula.
2020-04-03	Montgomery	Alabama	People Ready	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee was adjusting dunnage under a lifted load of corrugated metal decking when he signaled the forklift operator to let the boom out. During this process, a piece of decking slid off and hit his lower leg. He was hospitalized with a right ankle fracture and a fractured right tibia and fibula.
2020-03-25	Montgomery	Alabama	W&W AFCO Steel, LLC	Head	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was heating a tub girder when he fell to the ground, suffering a cut to the head that required stitches.
2020-03-13	Montgomery	Alabama	Southern Shutter Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning wood dust from a molder after running the machine. The blades snagged the tips of his gloves, pulling his right hand under the guard and into the splitting head. The employee suffered amputations to the ring and little fingers above the knuckle.
2020-02-25	Montgomery	New York	UPS Ground Freight Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was standing beside a forklift going through paperwork. The forklift operator moved the forklift and it struck the injured employee resulting in a broken left fibula.
2020-02-25	Montgomery	Alabama	Carriage Hills Animal Clinic & Pet Motel, P.C.	Fingertip(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was closing the cage door after walking the dog and the dog jumped up on door. As the employee went to close the door to prevent the dog from escaping, the dog bit her hand through the cage bars. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated and required surgery.
2020-01-14	Montgomery	Alabama	Glovis Alabama, LLC	Buttock(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee got off a forklift to adjust the forks. An electric tugger with four dollies attached turned the corner and one of the dollies pinned the employee against the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with bruising to the buttocks.
2019-08-21	Montgomery	Pennsylvania	Hope Enterpises, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a chair in a restroom while opening a paper towel dispenser when he fell to the floor and fractured his hip.
2019-07-18	Montgomery	Alabama	Glovis Alabama, L.L.C.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Bites and stings
An employee was preparing to shrink-wrap a tote for shipment. She got a roll of wrap from the floor and was carrying it when an unknown insect bit her in the abdomen area. She was hospitalized.
2019-07-16	Montgomery	Alabama	Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking on a concrete walkway, heading to a designated break area. The employee stumbled on the walkway and fell on their knee, resulting in a fracture of the left lateral tibial plateau.
2019-07-15	Montgomery	New York	United Natural Foods, Incorporated (UNFI)	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack to move pallets when his leg was pinned between a guardrail and the pallet jack. The employee sustained a compound fracture to his leg.
2019-07-11	Montgomery	New York	United Natural Foods Incorporated	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a mobile pallet jack and moving product in a warehouse. When he stepped off the pallet jack, it struck the employee's foot and lacerate the lower left leg.
2019-06-26	Montgomery	Alabama	Feldmeier/Alabama Equipment, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rolling backer plates using a 5' plate roller. Their glove was caught between the bottom roller and the underside of the plate resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
2019-06-03	Montgomery	Alabama	Troon Golf, LLC.	Jaw, chin	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
One employee struck another during a physical altercation, breaking the second employee's jaw. The injured employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-28	Montgomery	Alabama	DAS North America, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a rack of product to the staging area when the employee's left hand was caught in between the racks at the staging area, resulting in an amputation to the left ring fingertip.
2019-05-24	Montgomery	Alabama	U. S. Geological Survey	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while measuring stream flow, requiring hospitalization.
2019-05-17	Montgomery	New York	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric power jack in an aisle and lost control of the jack when it went through a milk spill on the floor. The operator jumped off the jack and was pinned between the jack and pallet racking. The employee sustained a compound fracture to his lower leg/ankle.
2019-05-09	Montgomery	Alabama	W. L. Petrey Wholesale Company	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was reaching up to close a trailer door from the loading dock when his foot slipped off the dock plate and the employee fell into the trailer breaking his right arm.
2019-05-07	Montgomery	Alabama	Sabel Steel Service, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in throwing-multiple episodes
An employee was tossing old light fixtures into a scrap bin when he felt pain in his lower left quadrant. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair a hernia.
2019-05-01	Montgomery	Alabama	Baptist Health	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking when their toe caught on the floor causing the employee to fall and fracture their wrist and hip.
2019-04-28	Montgomery	Alabama	PHA Body Systems, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee had been working at his desk. While getting up from his chair, he tripped on a torn piece of carpet and fell backwards. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised back.
2019-04-16	Montgomery	Alabama	Allied Universal Security, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was closing a vehicle gate when her hand was caught in the gate, smashing three fingers on her left hand and amputating her left middle fingertip.
2019-04-12	Montgomery	Alabama	Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc	Leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a core drilling machine to take samples from larger concrete samples. The drill bit became stuck in the concrete, causing the drill base to swing around and strike the employee's leg, breaking it.
2019-03-11	Montgomery	Alabama	FELDER SERVICES, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was cleaning out a trash can with bleach. The bleach reacted with some residual descaling solution in the can; the employee was hospitalized to treat chemical inhalation.
2019-03-04	Montgomery	Texas	A#1 Air, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was at a single family home to repair the central heating system and fell through the ceiling to the ground below. The employee sustained injuries to the elbow and eye socket.
2019-01-25	Montgomery	Alabama	International Logistics Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was ripping plywood on a table saw and amputated the tip of his right thumb.
2018-09-14	Montgomery	Alabama	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped, suffering a broken leg.
2018-09-14	Montgomery	Alabama	Mobis Alabama, LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was inspecting bumpers on a paint line when his foot became stuck in a 4-inch gap on the floor, causing him to trip and fall. As he tried to catch himself, his hand/arm struck the metal frame of equipment and were fractured, requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-06	Montgomery	Alabama	X-Mart Adult Supercenter	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Shooting by other person-intentional
A robber shot a retail sales employee in the left side of the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-30	Montgomery	Alabama	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was repairing an underground drop at a customer's home when a copperhead snake bit his right middle finger, causing pain, swelling, and nausea.
2018-08-10	Montgomery	Alabama	Landscape Workshop, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was on a walk-behind mower with a slide when he tried to open a gate on the right side of an entrance and the mower spun into the left post of the gate. Three of the employee's fingers were pinned between the mower and the gate as he fell to the ground, resulting in right pinky, ring, and middle fingertip amputations.
2018-08-06	Montgomery	Alabama	Carolina Handling, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was changing the tire and axle of a forklift that was blocked up with jacks when the forklift slipped and fell on the employee's right hand, breaking his ring and pinky fingers and requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-06	Montgomery	Alabama	Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was assisting a coworker on a metal folder. His hands were inside the folder when the machine's foot pedal was activated. The folder clamps then crushed his hands, degloving his fingertips and resulting in the surgical amputation of two fingers.
2018-08-06	Montgomery	Alabama	Hirschfeld Industries Bridge LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was blasting a girder outside when he stopped to refill his blasting pot. As he opened the door/lid, sand and debris released under pressure and struck his face and eyes. A blasting hood was not worn at the time of the incident.
2018-08-01	Montgomery	Alabama	United Parcel Service Co., Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was crossing a conveyor belt when it was started. The employee fell, breaking her left leg.
2018-07-26	Montgomery	Alabama	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a fractured hip.
2018-07-13	Montgomery	Alabama	Big Lots Distribution Center	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
At about 1:15 p.m. on July 13, 2018, an employee was driving a forklift. His lift struck a rack and ran over his left foot, lacerating the top and bottom of the foot and breaking several bones. He was hospitalized, and his left little toe was medically amputated.
2018-07-02	Montgomery	Alabama	Baptist Medical Center South	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a mat and fell to the floor, requiring hospitalization for a fractured hip.
2018-05-16	Montgomeryville	Pennsylvania	Gemalto	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was taking the temperature of a panel box with a probe when the employee touched the hot line, receiving an electric shock. The employee suffered electrical burns to the left middle finger and was hospitalized.
2018-05-14	Montgomery	New York	Orange County Ironworks, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were moving and tilting a large steel beam when it suddenly fell over and struck the injured employee's right and left shins. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-05-12	Montgomery	Ohio	Steak 'n Shake Inc	Multiple head locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee went outside to investigate the cause of some noise and commotion. An assailant was going through the neighborhood on a crime spree with a baseball bat and struck the employee. The employee suffered head and facial trauma, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-09	Montgomery	Alabama	Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were running a test on a prototype tankless water heater that ran on natural gas when the unit started to overheat. The carbon monoxide alarm sounded and the employees evacuated the room, but one employee was exposed to the gas and required hospitalization.
2018-02-26	Montgomery	Alabama	Hirschfeld Industries Bridge, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a crane into place to pick up a girder when the hook hit the girder, causing it to fall and hit the employee's right arm.
2018-02-16	Montgomery	Alabama	Koch Foods of Alabama, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was fixing a broken conveyor when their right arm was caught in the conveyor resulting in a fractured forearm.
2018-02-06	Montgomery	New York	Mid Hudson Mack	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee tripped and fell on ice in the parking lot, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-24	Montgomery	New York	United Natural Food Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was stepping off a pallet jack when it rolled and pinned him against a rack, fracturing his right leg in two places.
2018-01-18	Montgomery	Illinois	AT&T	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a ladder when the ladder slipped out from under him, causing him to fall and break his ankle.
2017-10-12	Montgomery	Alabama	Rheem Water Heaters	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a box cutter to open a box when the cutter slipped and amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
2017-10-04	Montgomery	Alabama	Qualico Miscellaneous, Inc	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a chop saw to cut a 1 x 4 piece of wood. The employee held the plastic guard of the chop saw with his left hand and pulled the saw down with his right hand. He put pressure on the guard which resulted in the saw cutting the guard and lacerating his left hand.
2017-09-21	Montgomery	New York	XPO Logistics, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 9/21/2017, an employee was standing on a truck's catwalk hooking up a truck to a trailer when he lost his balance and fell about 3 feet to the asphalt ground. He suffered a cracked rib and collapsed right lung, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-20	Montgomery	Massachusett	NORTHERN TREE SERVICE	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was sitting in the operator seat of a log loader truck preparing to assist in a tree felling operation when a tree limb broke and fell on him, knocking him to the ground. He fractured four vertebrae, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-07-08	Montgomery	Alabama	Russell Brands, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and making a left turn when he hit a modular storage rack. He raised his right leg up, but his lower left leg was trapped when the bottom standing platform ran under the bottom brace of the modular. He suffered a deep puncture and broken left tibia.
2017-06-30	Montgomery	New York	XPO Logistics LTL	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading an 800-pound dock plate from a trailer when the dock plate fell on him, fracturing his pelvis and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-27	Montgomery	Alabama	Harcon, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hammering plywood at an outside construction site when he lost his vision and fainted. He was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2017-04-23	Montgomery	Alabama	Thermalex Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
The employee was cutting a sample aluminum pipe using a paper cutter and amputated the left ring fingertip.
2017-03-08	Montgomery	Alabama	Viscofan USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was lubricating a machine and amputated the right index fingertip.
2017-01-09	Montgomery	Alabama	United Parcel Service Co., Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was servicing a conveyor belt system to free a jammed shirt. He was using a knife to cut away the shirt and free the jammed system when his shirt was caught by the conveyor belt. The belt then pulled his left hand between the roller, the belt, and the frame, causing burns to the back of his left hand from his knuckles to his wrist and lacerations to the underside of his left thumb.
2017-01-06	Montgomery	Alabama	WestRock CP, LLC	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing quality assurance/control on a stacker unit when the unit jammed. As the employee attempted to clear the jam, the stacker unit energized and the employee's right leg was caught and fractured between the roller and the kick-out.
2016-10-23	Montgomery	Alabama	Big Lots Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
While performing warehouse stocking operations, an employee stacked merchandise on a heavy load pallet onto a light load pallet with a forklift when the stack tipped over. When he got off the forklift to try and stabilize the heavy pallet, the stacked pallets fell on him and fractured his left ankle.
2016-10-06	Montgomery	Alabama	XPO Logistics Freight, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was looking into a truck trailer while standing on the ground with his hands on the dock. A forklift then ran over his right hand and crushed the three middle fingers, requiring hospitalization.
2016-10-05	Montgomery	Alabama	David Bulger, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was attempting to place a pin in the hydraulic cylinder of a backhoe when the front of the backhoe struck the employee. The employee sustained lacerations to the right forearm, three broken ribs, and a fractured pelvis.
2016-09-06	Montgomery	Alabama	Kinpak, Inc.	Upper extremities	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was packing bottles in the "blow mold" area of a trimmer base when her right arm/wrist was hit and fractured by the moving equipment. The equipment's guard was in place.
2016-09-01	Montgomery	Alabama	Workforce Walker Personnel, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee passed out due to dehydration while shuttling newly manufactured automobiles to the PIO area for finishing in high temperatures.
2016-08-09	Montgomery	New York	STAPLES INC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee and a coworker were working on the glass front entryway door. The employee was adjusting the door-closing mechanism with the door closed. The coworker opened the door while the employee had his finger in the closing mechanism. It closed like a scissor and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2016-07-27	Montgomery	Alabama	Maxwell Air Force Base Exchange	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
The employee was walking from the parking lot to work. She stepped up onto the curb and fell injuring her knee cap and nose.
2016-07-23	Montgomery	Alabama	Glovis America, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was operating new vehicles to drive them to designated locations in the shipping area when the employee became light-headed, disoriented, and suffered a migraine due to heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-07-06	Montgomery	Alabama	Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama L.L.C.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing an air check on a robot in the clear coat booth in the paint shop. He received an electrical shock to his left hand while removing a metal cover, resulting in hospitalization due to internal injures.
2016-06-27	Montgomery	Alabama	HMGT, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking the straps on the load on his trailer and moving empty carts in the loading area when he was struck by a forklift, breaking his right leg.
2016-06-03	Montgomery	Alabama	Hyundai Motor Maunfacturing Alabama, LLC	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking in the medical clinic area, breaking the left elbow and requiring hospitalization.
2016-05-02	Montgomery	Texas	Buyers Protection Group	Skull	Other fall to lower level
One employee was hospitalized when he fell from a roof during a home inspection and fractured his skull.
2016-04-28	Montgomery	New York	United Natural Foods Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While an employee was operating a rider pallet jack, centrifugal force caused the machine to rotate, catching his left leg between the machine and a rack storage unit. He injured his left foot/ankle and required surgery.
2016-03-23	Montgomery	Alabama	Viscofan USA, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
The employee was getting product from the machine and contacted the machine blade resulting in lacerations.
2016-03-22	Montgomery	Alabama	LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was keeping boxes from falling in front of the Bobcat truck. The Bobcat truck ran over the employee's left foot crushing it.