| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-18 | Vance | Al | ARD Logistics-Alabama LLC | Ankle(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| A stand-up forklift operator was moving a rack of bumpers. He reversed and then got off the forklift as it rolled to a stop. His foot was caught between the forklift and a rack that was behind the forklift. The employee's ankle was fractured. | |||||
| 2021-07-31 | Vance | Al | Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee's gloved hand came in contact with a rotating extension on a right angle DC torque tool. The glove got caught in the tool's extension, causing the employee's left index finger to get wrapped in the extension. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-06-11 | Vance | Al | Leadec ES, Inc | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was adjusting a valve for an air cylinder to synchronize the lifters to lock a carriage on a conveyor line. He actuated it to cycle to check the adjustment. When it cycled, his right hand was pinched between the lifter and the rail and he suffered broken fingers. | |||||
| 2020-07-09 | Vance | Al | Kykenkee, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a saw when the blade amputated their right index finger and thumb. | |||||
| 2020-03-04 | Vance | Alabama | Scott's Miracle Grow Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a bagging machine. The employee stopped the bagger and was inspecting the side sealer when the sealer cycled. The knife came down and amputated his right middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-03-03 | Vance | Alabama | AVERITT EXPRESS | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was cleaning a truck in the rain. As the employee began to step down on the passenger side of the truck, she fell. Her back struck the ground. She suffered a closed head injury, a lumbar strain, a thoracic strain, and pain in both ankles. | |||||
| 2020-01-17 | Vance | Alabama | Road and Rail Services | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was driving new vehicles from the plant to the rail station. While getting out of a van, she lost her footing and stumbled to the ground, breaking her right wrist. She was hospitalized and later had surgery on her wrist. | |||||
| 2019-01-20 | Vance | Alabama | Pike Electric, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was pulling a new fiber optic line and fell approximately 30 feet from the bucket to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs, hip, pelvis, and an arm. | |||||
| 2018-07-12 | Vance | Alabama | Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was wearing gloves while operating a drill press. The employee's glove was caught in the drill, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger. | |||||
| 2018-04-25 | Vance | Alabama | ARD LOGISTICS | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| While attempting to remove a bumper from a rack, an employee suffered a right pinky fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2017-10-13 | Vance | Alabama | Schnellecke Logistics, LLC | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a tugger to pick up racks in a main warehouse aisle when she slid into some parts containers. The containers fell on her resulting in a c-spine fracture. | |||||
| 2017-07-14 | Vance | Alabama | Borgers USA Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift when the employee's finger was caught between the forklift cage and a beam, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-05-09 | Vance | Alabama | KyKenKee, Inc | Thigh(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a 9-inch grinder when it slipped out of his hands and lacerated his left leg above the knee. | |||||
| 2017-05-02 | Vance | Alabama | MacLellan Integrated Services Inc | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning around the axle stacker machine. As he retrieved the cone used to mark the area he is cleaning, his right arm was caught in the running machine resulting in a forearm laceration. | |||||
| 2016-10-12 | Vance | Alabama | Nashville Fabrication and Engineering Limited Partnership | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| While separating bundles of steel joist, the joist became stuck and an employee used a pry bar to dislodge the joist. The employee attempted to separate the joist with his hands. The joist shifted and pinched the employee's right index finger resulting in partial amputation. | |||||
| 2016-09-04 | Vance | Alabama | Alabama Power Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was positioning the bucket on an aerial lift when his fingertip was caught between the bucket and a ceramic insulator that was hanging from the pole. He suffered a partial fingertip amputation of the left middle finger (distal phalanx). | |||||
| 2016-07-05 | Vance | Alabama | Hardy Corporation | Thoracic region | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee and his co-worker were removing a sheet metal air duct fitting from a scissor lift. After removing two of the four bolts, they brought the lift down to the floor to get additional tools. While the co-worker left to get the tools, the employee raised the lift back up to remove the remaining two bolts. The employee then lowered the lift back to the floor to wait on the co-worker. While standing in the lift at the floor level, the employee was struck by the fitting when it came loose an | |||||
| 2016-04-19 | Vance | Alabama | BLG Logistics, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| While operating a forklift in a sequence cell, an employee struck a column and lacerated the left foot. | |||||
| 2016-01-21 | Vance | Alabama | J.D. Morris Construction Co., Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working with a concrete core drill, coring anchor bolts from concrete, when a piece of concrete got caught in the bit. When the employee backed the drill out of the hole, his jacket became caught in the bit. The bit was turning and wrapped the jacket around itself, breaking the employee's left arm. | |||||
| 2016-01-16 | Vance | Alabama | Scot's Miracle Grow/Hyponex | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was unjamming a conveyor and the middle, ring, and pinky fingers on the left hand were cut by the conveyor pulley. | |||||
| 2015-12-22 | Vance | Alabama | Mercedes Benz International, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was looking for parts while walking and talking on the radio. The employee tripped on a safety barrier and broke the left leg above the ankle. | |||||
| 2015-10-01 | Vance | Alabama | MERCEDES BENZ US INTERNATIONAL | Multiple lower extremities locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was picking up auto parts and was struck by a tugger resulting in contusions to the legs and knees. | |||||
| 2015-08-03 | Vance | Alabama | ABM Industries, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was hospitalized after being nauseated and throwing up from working outside in the sun for some time. | |||||
| 2015-05-29 | Vance | Alabama | KyKenKee, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was placing, compressing, and bolting together large 6x6 or 8x8 cut lumber. The employee's right hand was between two of the boards when the compression began, resulting in a severe crush and subsequent amputation to the second digit of the right pinky. | |||||
| 2015-04-09 | Vance | Alabama | Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) and got her leg caught between the PIV and the wall resulting in a broken leg and ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-03-26 | Vance | Alabama | ARD Logistics-Alabama LLC | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a stand-up dock stacker forklift to pick up a pallet. He attempted to avoid hitting a stack of tires by turning the wheel sharply and lost his balance. His left foot became dislodged from the forklift, while his right foot remained on the lift; the lift was therefore still in motion. His foot became pinned under the tires and the forklift. | |||||