DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-09SulligentAlUS Ecology Sulligent, IncForeheadStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was moving a 30-gallon poly drum containing a halon fire extinguisher. He opened the container to verify its contents. Once he unlatched the drum ring, the lid flew off of the drum and struck the left side of his face. He suffered a fracture to the left eyebrow and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2018-01-26SulligentAlabamaHyster-Yale Group, Inc. Leg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was building PIT mast cylinders when his leg was caught between cylinder machinery and a moving part, suffering a contusion that required hospitalization.
2017-06-06SulligentAlabamaHyster-YaleFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to adjust transfer vice clamps while a hydraulic cylinder was in the process of transferring when his right pinky finger was caught between the actuator blocks and amputated to the first joint. The cylinder was unguarded at the time.
2016-01-13SulligentAlabamaHyster-Yale GroupFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was installing the right-side jaw on a machine when his hand got stuck between the machine's plate and the jaw. His left index fingertip was amputated.