| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 | Pell City | Al | GORBEL, INC., ALABAMA DIVISION | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was assisting a shipper with preparing a workstation crane and its components for shipment. The crane measured 390 inches long and 12 inches high. The employee was helping the shipper manually turn a bridge on skids from a vertical position to a horizontal position when the bridge struck the tip of their left middle finger, pinching it between the skid and the bridge. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation without bone loss. | |||||
| 2020-03-19 | Pell City | Alabama | Royal Foods Company, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| After completing maintenance repairs above a finished product freezer, an employee was climbing down a self-supporting ladder to clean up the work area. The ladder shifted forward and caused the employee to lose balance and lean back against a wall. The shift in weight then caused the ladder to shift even further forward, away from the employee, and the employee fell an estimated 6 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee braced for the fall by reaching out his left arm and landed on his e | |||||
| 2020-01-28 | Pell City | Alabama | Gorbel, Inc. | Multiple lower extremities locations | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using an in-house manufactured utility cart to move 50 metal plates. The plates were stacked on the cantilevered end when the cart tipped and the metal plates slid off, striking the employee. The employee suffered a fractured left foot, tibia, fibula, and ankle. | |||||
| 2018-08-28 | Pell City | Alabama | TCI of Alabama, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was attempting to remove a compressed can from a can crushing baler machine when the equipment's retaining pin malfunctioned and became loose, allowing the head plate to fall and crush the employee's right hand. The employee's right hand was fractured. | |||||
| 2018-05-07 | Pell City | Alabama | Eissmann Group Automotive | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking when she slipped on stripper that was on the floor to remove glue and fell, fracturing her left humerus. | |||||
| 2018-04-09 | Pell City | Alabama | Royal Foods Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a band saw to cut hams when the saw partially amputated the employee's left thumb. | |||||
| 2017-10-11 | Pell City | Alabama | Royal Foods Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting bellies using a boneless blade when the blade amputated the employee's left ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-03-05 | Pell City | Alabama | WKW ERBSLOEH NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Hand(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was opening an oven door in the paint department to expedite cooling. The employee entered the door to Stage 1 and 2 and the vacuum system in the oven sealed the door making it difficult to open. The employee was burned on the hand when he tried to exit the oven. The oven reached a temperature between 300 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit when in operation. It had been turned off for approximately one and a half to two hours at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2016-08-25 | Pell City | Alabama | Eissman Automotive North America, Inc | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting the elevator. The employee was maneuvering the light curtain back into place when their hand was crushed in the elevator resulting in broken fingers and degloving on the right hand. | |||||
| 2016-06-30 | Pell City | Alabama | WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was anodizing parts on a polishing machine when the part jerked, breaking the employee's left thumb and pinky finger. | |||||
| 2016-05-12 | Pell City | Alabama | Prairie Tank & Construction Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was drilling holes in square tubing using a drill. He had finished drilling 77 holes and went to move the drill. He put his left hand on the chuck just above the cutter (drill bit), while his right hand was near the back of the drill. When he tried to moved the drill, it was still magnetized. He was going to use his right hand to demagnetize the drill, but the start button was accidentally activated. The material of his glove between his left pointer finger and thumb became caught in | |||||
| 2016-01-08 | Pell City | Alabama | Royal Foods Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting neck bones in the pack room with a band saw when the saw amputated his left index finger. | |||||
| 2015-11-25 | Pell City | Alabama | Eissmann Automotive North America, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| The employee was driving a forklift and pinched their right hand on the warehouse rack resulting in an amputation injury to the right middle finger. | |||||
| 2015-10-30 | Pell City | Alabama | TCI of Alabama, LLC | Leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was backing a forklift on the back dock with a transformer. The forklift overturned and the employee was hospitalized with an open fracture to the left leg. | |||||
| 2015-06-04 | Pell City | Alabama | WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee working in the wheel polishing department suffered an injury, resulting in a left thumb amputation and a left middle finger fracture. | |||||