| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-14 | Talladega | Alabama | Vulcan Materials Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was using a skid-steer to clean up debris and dump it into an over-the-road dump truck. The dump truck's bed was partially raised. The employee exited the skid-steer and stood behind the truck. Hot asphalt flowed from the truck bed onto the employee resulting in second and third degree burns to the hands and face. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-12 | Talladega | Alabama | Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was pouring molten brass into a pig mold. Brass splashed into his boot, causing second-degree burns to the side of his right foot and third-degree burns to the top of the foot. | |||||
| 2019-02-22 | Talladega | Alabama | Kasai North America, Inc. | Neck and back | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| A material handler was picking components in the receiving storage area between rows C & D on the south end of the storage area. As the material handler was scanning and loading components onto a cart, a forklift operator was loading components onto the top level rack in row E, adjacent to where the material handler was picking parts. While loading the parts onto the rack, the pallet that was in row D in the same location began to shift and eventually fell from the top level onto the material ha | |||||
| 2018-07-22 | Talladega | Alabama | Allegiant Electric, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was standing on an extension ladder 16 feet above ground and pulling wire through a conduit when the wire broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the concrete floor. He broke his left and right heels, as well as his L3 vertebra. | |||||
| 2018-07-19 | Talladega | Alabama | Talladega International Speedway LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was operating a 12-passenger bus at the Hall of Fame Museum located at the Speedway. When the employee exited the bus to assist a passenger, the bus rolled and the employee was hit by the door. The employee then fell under the bus and the bus ran over the employee's chest and continued to roll approximately 25 feet before it struck a building. The employee sustained several rib fractures and a laceration that required stitches. | |||||
| 2017-01-27 | Talladega | Alabama | OMCO Southeast, LLC | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee walked out the back door to the common area and while going down the three stairs he tripped on the third step and fell breaking his left hip. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-02-15 | Talladega | Alabama | Weaver & Sons, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While operating the mill line in the main shop, the employee's right ring finger was caught in the hydraulic press when he tried to free a stuck part. The employee's finger was fractured and lacerated. | |||||