| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-02 | Opelika | Al | Cumberland Plastic Solutions | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a vacuum system when a pneumatic cylinder actuated and struck his right index finger. He was hospitalized and suffered an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-01-29 | Opelika | Al | Golden State Foods Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was clearing a jam on the fresh processing line. After clearing the jam, the employee placed her right hand on the incoming PPI conveyor in order to stand up when her hand was caught by the rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the right ring finger. | |||||
| 2019-06-27 | Opelika | Alabama | Opelika-Auburn News | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing a paper jam (newspapers) from a stacker when his left hand was caught in the belt and pinched in the pulley wheel, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation. The machine was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-05-20 | Opelika | Alabama | Wellons, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee stepped off a curb and fell fracturing the left ankle and tibia. | |||||
| 2019-05-09 | Opelika | Alabama | GFA Alabama Inc. | Ankle(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| The employee was operating a forklift to unload a rack from a trailer at the dock. The employee stopped the forklift and dismounted it. The forklift rolled forward and the employee's right leg was pinned between the racks and the forklift causing a right ankle fracture. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Opelika | Alabama | BID Group Construction | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was gathering a porta power to slide a piece of equipment into alignment. His finger was resting on a conveyor lip approximately 24 inches below when the porta power fell. He tried to catch it by the hose, which caused it to fall and swing directly onto his left index finger, amputating about 3/4 of an inch of his fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-04-27 | Opelika | Alabama | Joann Distribution Center | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was operating a forklift and backed into another lift catching his left leg between the two lifts and fracturing it. | |||||
| 2018-03-26 | Opelika | Alabama | Lauderdale Dental, LLC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was turning on an oxygen tank to a nitrous oxide mixer when the machine burst into flames, causing second degree burns to the employee's right thigh, left hand, and face. | |||||
| 2018-01-13 | Opelika | Alabama | Golden State Foods Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was clearing a hamburger patty jam from equipment when her left hand was caught between the equipment's conveyor belt and its components, fracturing four fingers and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-09-05 | Opelika | Alabama | Mando America Corporation | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a piece of machinery in the valve area. While he was demagnetizing the machine, his left-hand tendon was cut, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-10-07 | Opelika | Alabama | Hanwha Advanced Materials America | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to help a coworker free a jammed/stuck part on a mold press machine when his finger was caught in a defective clamp, which pinched/amputated his left ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-09-10 | Opelika | Alabama | West Fraser, Inc. | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was grading lumber in the planer mill (dry end) when a lumber plank "crossed-up" and slowed/stopped production. When the employee tried to clear the "crossed-up" lumber plank, his left hand was crushed by the plank and a u-shaped piece of steel lacerated his left hand between the wrist, thumb, and first finger. He suffered a partial de-gloving and a broken bone in the thumb. | |||||
| 2016-05-27 | Opelika | Alabama | Flowers Baking Company of Opelika | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning around the dough machine when the employee's gloved hand became caught in the auger, amputating the left and ring fingertips. | |||||
| 2016-05-06 | Opelika | Alabama | Scott Miller | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking near an operating bobcat skidder while supporting the load. The bobcat's track ran over the employee's left foot resulting in broken bones and soft tissue damage. | |||||
| 2016-03-24 | Opelika | Alabama | DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY, THE | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| While retrieving something from a toolbox in the bed of a pickup, an employee slipped and broke a leg. | |||||
| 2016-01-16 | Opelika | Alabama | WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER #6095 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee suffered a broken finger on her left hand when the hand was pinned between the storage rack and the power industrial truck handle. | |||||
| 2016-01-15 | Opelika | Alabama | Daewon America, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee suffered head injuries when he fell off the forks of a forklift truck while inspecting smoke coming out of the dust collector bin. | |||||
| 2015-05-30 | Opelika | Alabama | Castone Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a band saw when the saw bound up on him, kicked back, and pulled his hand into the blade, amputating his left-hand, first thumb digit. | |||||
| 2015-05-03 | Opelika | Alabama | Wal-Mart Distribution Center | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee had his foot pinned between a pallet jack and a rack. | |||||