| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-17 | Trussville | Al | FOX Factory | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working on a thermo-former machine when one of the clamps crushed her left thumb in the frame. | |||||
| 2021-07-12 | Trussville | Al | RUSSO CORPORATION | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Two employees were loading concrete barriers into the bed of a dump truck using an excavator. The injured employee was in the bed of the dump truck when one of the barriers shifted and fell onto his left foot. His left foot was then caught between two barriers and sustained tendon damage. | |||||
| 2021-06-24 | Trussville | Al | Hohmann & Barnard, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was trying to adjust the wire alignment in knurled wheels on a ladder wire line when the machine cycled and their hand was pulled into a knurled wheel, resulting in a middle finger amputation. | |||||
| 2021-01-20 | Trussville | Al | Amerex Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Two maintenance employees were reattaching a butterfly valve between two 6-inch diameter pipes with flanges. The gap between the pipes was not aligning correctly. One employee used a pry bar to lift the flanges while the other employee tried positioning the valve. The pry bar slipped and caused the flanges to fall on the employee's right hand. The employee suffered a crushed right finger and an amputation to the tip of the little finger. The ring finger was later amputated during surgery. | |||||
| 2019-03-06 | Trussville | Alabama | Hohmann & Barnard, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was spot-welding an "eye" onto a prefabricated wire ladder. The wire machine amputated his left thumb. | |||||
| 2016-10-18 | Trussville | Alabama | W.A. New Construction Services LLC | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was installing metal roofing panels when he lost his balance, slipped, and fell 14 feet to the concrete floor below. He suffered a head injury, fractured skull, broken ribs, and minor internal injuries. | |||||
| 2016-01-05 | Trussville | Alabama | Hohmann & Barnard, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a press welder when two of his fingers got caught in the press. His right-hand index and middle fingers were amputated at the first joint. | |||||
| 2015-08-25 | Trussville | Alabama | Southeast Crane & Hoist, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee sustained an injury to his left ring finger which resulted in an amputation of a digit on his left ring finger at the hospital. The employee's gloved hand was caught by the wire rope on the crane while he was conducting crane inspection activities. | |||||
| 2015-04-09 | Trussville | Alabama | Hohmann & Barnard, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A worker was stringing up the masonry wire machine. He pressed the single cycle button and when the machine cycled forward it caught his glove and pulled his hand through the pulling knurls amputating one half of his right middle finger. | |||||
| 2015-03-18 | Trussville | Alabama | Amerex Corporation | Hand(s) and elbow(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was carrying a 1-gallon bucket of hot liquid grease when he slipped. The liquid splattered on his right arm, causing third-degree burns to his hand and elbow. | |||||