Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-29 | Moody | Al | Vulcan Industries | Head and neck | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
A maintenance employee was working under a machine to diagnose why it was not working correctly when part of the machine lowered onto his head and neck, resulting in a cut to the head and neck. | |||||
2019-09-05 | Moody | Alabama | Vulcan Ind, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee had just finished a job assignment and went to assist a co-worker. In order to assist the co-worker with the job task, the employee's machine needed a different setup. While changing the setup of the mechanical machine press, the employee's hand was caught in the machine, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2018-08-06 | Moody Afb | Georgia | Ace Electric, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee stepped on mud while exiting a shipping container and fell backwards, suffering a concussion and possible injuries to the neck and back. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-08 | Moody | Alabama | Absolute Environmental Plumbing, LLC | Leg(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident |
An employee was sweeping the road and was run over by a skid steer fracturing both legs. | |||||
2017-08-16 | Moody | Alabama | Vulcan Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a hydraulic press by foot pedal. Her right hand was on the press as she bent to retrieve parts that fell on the floor. As she reached for the parts, her foot activated the press and two of her right-hand fingers were caught in the die. Her pinky and ring fingers were partially amputated. | |||||
2016-08-24 | Moody Afb | Georgia | Metropower, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
Two employees were hospitalized after an arc flash burned their hands, arms and faces. | |||||
2015-12-04 | Moody | Alabama | Precision Husky Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was bending a piece of metal on a brake press when the metal came up and pinched his finger against the die. His left index fingertip was amputated right below the fingernail. | |||||
2015-10-07 | Moody | Alabama | Vulcan Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee in the fabrication shop was operating a tube saw and amputated her right thumb from the base of the nail bed to the tip when the guard crushed her thumb before she could get her hand out of the way. | |||||
2015-08-24 | Moody | Alabama | Vulcan Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a horizontal band saw and amputated three fingers on the left hand. | |||||
2015-07-29 | Moody Afb | Georgia | ACE ELECTRIC, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced severe cramping in both legs, an arm, and a hand while walking back to work after a rain storm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment and observation for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2015-06-08 | Moody | Alabama | Vulcan Industries | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was spot welding bolts to a piece of metal when his right index fingertip was amputated, requiring hospitalization. |