DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-08-30Orange BeachAlTom ThumbHip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was leaving a store when a gust of hurricane-level wind picked her up and tossed her to the ground. She suffered a broken hip.
2020-10-06Orange BeachAlAll Phase RoofingNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was applying ice and water shield to roof decking when he stepped on a piece of plastic and fell off the roof approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee sustained broken bones and internal injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2020-04-20Orange BeachAlabamaBrett/Robinson Gulf CorporationWrist(s) and arm(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a flat-bladed screwdriver to remove a screw out of a concrete wall in preparation to paint the wall. As he applied force to remove the screw, the screwdriver slipped and lacerated his left arm/wrist area, causing a vascular bleed that required surgery and hospitalization.
2020-01-18Orange BeachAlabamaSpectrum Resorts, LLCBack, including spine, spinal cordBending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was working on a standalone ice making unit in the maintenance area when he bent over the machine to move it into a better access point and heard a pop in his back. He was hospitalized with a compression fracture of the lower vertebrae.
2019-06-22Orange BeachAlabamaWalmart Supercenter #5653Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing jars into a cashier's safe. Her left middle finger was caught in the closing safe door, amputating the fingertip to the knuckle.
2019-04-16Orange BeachAlabamaNorthwest Florida A/C, LLCAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An HVAC service technician was responding to a service call at a customer's residential location. The employee was investigating a portion of the HVAC system in the backyard and fell from the elevated deck to the unpaved ground below. The employee suffered contusions and lacerations to the spleen and lower arms that required hospitalization.
2018-08-08Orange BeachAlabamaYarco Dry Wall & PaintingHead and trunkOther fall to lower level
An employee fell off a 10-foot step ladder when he missed a step, falling on the concrete floor and impacting his back and head.
2016-10-03Orange BeachAlabamaPublix Super Markets, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork on a band saw when the pork bone caught the blade and began to spin, causing the employee's left ring finger to strike the saw. He suffered a tendon laceration and was hospitalized for surgery.