DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-23SylacaugaAlAM Group, LLCMultiple body partsPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On October 23, 2021, at 11:20 a.m., an employee was taking inventory in an aisle in the shipping department when they were struck by a side loader lift truck, resulting in fractures to the collar bone, shoulder, and ribs.
2021-03-02SylacaugaAlAMERICAN FOAM CAST, INC.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was operating an assembly machine when they tripped over a floor fan and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2020-05-26SylacaugaAlabamaAmerican Metal GroupFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was positioning the end of a coil into the butt welder machine. As the employee pressed the foot pedal to close the pneumatic clamp his right index finger was caught in the clamp and amputated at the first knuckle.
2019-04-17SylacaugaAlabamaAM Group, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a metal bar that had come out of a straightener machine when a second metal bar was sent out of the machine, causing the employee's finger to become caught between a metal bar and the table. The employee's right ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
2018-08-20SylacaugaAlabamaSouthern Alloy CorporationAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was tightening a chuck on a lathe machine when a bar slipped off and he fell backwards off a 5-foot platform to the concrete floor, fracturing his left ankle.
2018-08-17SylacaugaAlabamaIKO Southeast Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a locked-out cooling section of an exhaust fan. The employee's hand was caught in the nip point of a belt and pulley in the fan; the employee suffered an amputation of the right little fingertip and a broken right ring finger.
2018-03-29SylacaugaAlabamaNemak USA Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a horizontal band saw when his right hand went between the metal and a vise used to hold it in place, resulting in a right thumb tip amputation.
2018-02-21SylacaugaAlabamaNemak USA Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to drive out an insert in a die with a sledge hammer. He missed the insert while swinging the sledge hammer, and his left index finger was then caught between the sledge hammer handle and die, suffering a fracture and partial amputation.
2018-02-09SylacaugaAlabamaBlue Bell Creameries LPAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was coming down a four-step rolling mobile ladder while carrying a bundle of cardboard sleeves when she tripped and fell approximately 2 feet to the floor. She broke her right ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2016-01-22SylacaugaAlabamaG. Nelson Eletric Motors, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was machining a shaft and using sandpaper at a lathe when his right glove got caught in the machine, amputating his right middle and ring fingers at the knuckle.
2015-07-16SylacaugaAlabamaNemak AlabamaBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
Two employees were hospitalized for dehydration.