Severe Workplace Injuries in Decatur, Alabama

Nov 24, 2025 · Wayne Sanderson Farms Amputation

An employee was removing combos from the trailer in the receiving area. He was going to remove a leaning combo to transfer to a plastic combo. While he was cutting the plastic or cardboard, the box cutter slipped and amputated his right little fingertip.

Injured by object held or wielded by person · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Aug 16, 2025 · Polyplex USA LLC Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning the rollers on a piece of equipment when their left leg and ankle were caught in the machine. The employee's left fibula was fractured and they sustained an open fracture to the right ankle that required surgery.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Jun 6, 2025 · Polyplex USA LLC Hospitalized

Two employees got into a physical altercation in the parking lot and one employee was shot. The injured employee was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to their lower extremity.

Shooting by other person · Lower extremities · Manufacturing

Jun 3, 2025 · Walmart Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using a ladder when she missed a step and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist.

Other fall to lower level · Wrist(s) · Retail

May 10, 2025 · Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was performing torquing and bolting activities to secure a manway on a vessel in a confined space. They were exposed to an unidentified chemical substance. The employee was hospitalized with weakness and difficulty breathing.

Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Body systems · Other services

May 10, 2025 · 3M Company, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was feeding film through stainless steel rollers on a lengthwise orienter machine when their left forearm became caught between two rollers. The employee sustained fractures to their radius, ulna, and wrist, as well as an avulsion to the left forearm.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Wrist(s) and arm(s) (other) · Manufacturing

May 9, 2025 · Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was removing structured packing inside a confined space located within a propionitrile (PN) refiner unit. The employee was exposed to an unknown chemical and started feeling lightheaded and nauseated. The employee exited the vessel and was hospitalized for inhalation of an unknown chemical.

Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Body systems · Other services

May 3, 2025 · Polyplex USA Hospitalized

An employee was struck in the head by film roll material being moved by a crane while packing the material. The employee suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.

Struck by suspended or swinging objects (other) · Head · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1825883

Apr 30, 2025 · Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee stepped into an aisle while leaving the plant floor and was struck in the lower body by a forklift, resulting in an ankle injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Ankle(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1823840

Nov 20, 2024 · Cronimet Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was manually placing an empty oxygen tank, which was approximately 5 feet high and 20 inches in diameter, onto a portable carrier. The tank fell onto the employee's right foot, resulting in fractures and soft tissue injuries.

Struck by object dropped by person · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Wholesale trade

Nov 14, 2024 · Wayne Sanderson Farms Hospitalized

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in reverse when their left foot was caught between the lift and a pole resulting in fractures and lacerations to the foot.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Manufacturing

Aug 21, 2024 · Barnhart Crane & Rigging Hospitalized

An employee was standing on a flatbed trailer. He fell from the trailer to the concrete ground, resulting in a left hip fracture.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Hip joint(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 25, 2024 · Wayne-Sanderson Farms Hospitalized

An employee was replacing a leaking section of PVC pipe from a 10-foot ladder when the pipe fell from its bracing and struck the ladder. The employee fell to the floor and was hospitalized with a head injury.

Other fall to lower level · Head · Manufacturing

Jun 8, 2024 · Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. Amputation

An employee was adjusting the gap on the shredder/grinder machine blades using a tool to manually rotate the blades when their fingers became pinched in the blades. The employee sustained amputations to the first digit of three fingers on their left hand.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1755696

Feb 26, 2024 · 3M Company, Inc. Amputation

An employee was starting to collect edge trim when their right middle and ring fingers came into contact with a shear slitter blade. Half of the ring finger was nearly amputated, and half of the middle finger was amputated.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Feb 17, 2024 · Effex Management Solutions Hospitalized

An employee tripped over a wooden tire block, used to make a division between parking spaces. The employee fell and suffered a fracture to the femoral neck.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Feb 6, 2024 · Saputo USA Hospitalized

An employee was putting equipment into a machine to be washed. Water from the machine, heated to 178 degrees and under 58 psi, burned both the employee's feet.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1730006

Jan 19, 2024 · Wolverine Tube, Inc. Hospitalized

A maintenance employee was attaching a piece of foam in the hood of a finishing saw. The hood lowered and the employee's right middle finger was pinched between the hood and the table resulting in a fracture and laceration. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1725217

Dec 12, 2023 · Heniff Transportation Systems, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was walking around their tractor trailer inspecting the valves and caps when they lost balance and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken knee cap and elbow.

Fall on same level (other) · Upper and lower limb(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Sep 19, 2023 · Centurion Industries, Inc. Amputation

An employee was assisting with the fabrication of a circular metal flange 24 inches in diameter. As the employee was turning the blind, it rotated with the employee's finger in the bolt hole. His left middle finger was then caught between the bolt hole and the table it was resting on, resulting in amputation.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1699655

Jul 20, 2023 · Indorama Ventures Xylenes & PTA LLC Hospitalized

An employee was working near the plant wastewater outfall when an aluminum adapter between the carbon steel valve and fire water manifold separated and struck the employee. They sustained 11 rib fractures and a left collarbone fracture.

Struck by object or equipment · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing

Jul 8, 2023 · 3M Decatur Chemical Hospitalized

An employee was adding process chemicals to a process vessel. As the employee opened the valve on a dip tube to transfer material to the process vessel, they were splashed with a caustic sodium methylate solution, resulting in first-degree chemical burns to their left arm, torso, and face.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1684047

May 19, 2023 · Ranger Environmental, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using high pressure, hydro-blasting equipment to clean a part when the water stream contacted his left foot, resulting in a laceration.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Foot (feet) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Apr 20, 2023 · Haier US Appliance Solutions, Incorporated Hospitalized

An employee was moving a steel coil using a jib crane. The nylon strap holding the coil failed, causing the coil to land on the employee's right foot. The employee sustained multiple toe fractures.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Manufacturing

Feb 22, 2023 · WAYNE FARMS, LLC - DECATUR EAST Hospitalized

An employee was troubleshooting a problem with a breading filter when the internal airbag ruptured, causing oil to splash onto the employee's hand. The employee sustained burns to the back of their hand from the wrist to the knuckles and required hospitalization.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Hand(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 17, 2023 · Contractor Service & Fabrication, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was cutting concrete in a chemical containment. The employee returned to work the next day with complaints of shortness of breath and coughing due to silica exposure.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Construction

Jan 6, 2023 · Wayne Farms, LLC - Decatur Hospitalized

An employee was caught in a breading machine and sustained fractures to an arm and fingers.

Caught in running equipment or machinery · Hand(s) and arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1643126

Dec 23, 2022 · Hexcel Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was performing a restringing activity on a line. After the employee cut the line, his scissors fell into a 200-degree F water bath. He retrieved the scissors and hot water entered a tear in his glove and burned his hand.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1641221

Nov 1, 2022 · Smith Welding & Steel Erectors LLC Hospitalized

An employee was secured in a boom lift basket bolting purlins on a roof when the building collapsed, causing a rafter to strike the employee. The rafter caught and overturned the boom lift. The employee fell to the ground, resulting in a left distal femur fracture, facial fracture, and brain hemorrhaging.

Other fall to lower level · Brain · Construction · OSHA inspection 1633088

Oct 5, 2022 · Wayne Farms LLC Hospitalized

An employee stepped down onto a stairway with seven risers, putting both of his hands on the rails. He fell onto his arms and slid down the stairway while still holding the rails. His left leg made contact with the concrete floor first, and his tibia and fibula were broken. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Other fall to lower level · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing