Severe Workplace Injuries in Dothan, Alabama

Nov 17, 2025 · Twitchell Technical Products, LLC. Amputation

An employee was clearing selvedge take-up from a loom. String wrapped around his left index finger and pulled it into the selvedge wheel. The finger was amputated.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1860472

Sep 8, 2025 · Covenant Steel Warehouse, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was unloading a metal plate from a dolly onto a beam. While pushing the plate forward, the employee fell to the floor. They suffered a broken femur.

Fall on same level (other) · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing

Apr 10, 2025 · KFH Industries, Inc. Amputation

An employee was winding a bobbin on a bobbin-winding machine when the string became entangled. While the employee was untangling it with scissors, the string caught her finger, wrapped around it tightly, and amputated it at the first joint. The machine was guarded at the time.

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

Feb 21, 2025 · RAY BROS., INC. Hospitalized

An employee was working on a roof. He stepped onto a rotted section of skylight and fell 27 feet to the floor below. The employee sustained brain swelling, facial fractures and swelling, two broken arms and a broken right leg.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Brain · Construction · OSHA inspection 1806272

Nov 13, 2024 · Integrated Power Services (IPS) - Dothan Hospitalized

An employee was moving a stator that was suspended by a jib hoist. They had their right hand on the stator to guide it into place when the hoisting device and trolley disconnected from the monorail, striking the employee's hand that was positioned on the stator. The employee suffered a laceration and crush injuries to their index, middle, and ring fingers.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Other finger(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing

Oct 29, 2024 · Smartlam NA (Dothan), LLC Amputation

On October 29, 2024, an employee was sharpening a shoulder blade finger (knife) with a bench grinder. They honed off a small amount of metal from the bottom finger knife in order to balance it with the opposing knife. As they removed the knife from the tool rest, their right little finger contacted the grinding wheel and the fingertip was amputated.

Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Retail

Aug 13, 2024 · Hollis & Spann Hospitalized

An employee was erecting portions of a metal building using a boom lift that was approximately 25 feet high. The boom came near a power line and electricity arced from the power line to the employee, who was hospitalized with electrical burns to the shoulder and buttocks.

Exposure to electric arc · Trunk and other upper extremities · Construction

Feb 9, 2024 · Twitchell Technical Products, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was using a utility knife to remove film from a roll of material for a coder machine when the knife became stuck. He pulled his arm back to free the knife. When the knife came free, it cut his left arm between the wrist and elbow.

Injured by object held or wielded by person · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 24, 2024 · Dunbarton Corporation Amputation

An employee was working on a header notch press punching holes in 16 gauge cold roll metal when their left index fingertip was amputated.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 10, 2024 · OptumServe Health Services, Inc. Hospitalized

On January 11, 2024, an employee was walking down the hallway to the bathroom when she lost her balance and fell to the floor, fracturing her right femur.

Fall on same level (other) · Thigh(s) · Health care and social assistance

Dec 27, 2023 · Bob Woodall Air Care Systems, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was installing a 15-amp breaker in an electrical panel when a 12-gauge ground wire touched the positive busbar of the panel, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to their left hand.

Direct exposure to electricity · Hand(s) · Construction

Apr 24, 2023 · Howell Plywood Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was working underneath a boiler when a sudden flash occurred, resulting in a fire in and underneath the boiler. The employee sustained burns to the face, neck, head, torso, and arms.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1666249

Apr 21, 2023 · Bob Woodall Air Care Systems, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was fixing a cooling unit when they sustained an electric shock, resulting in hospitalization.

Direct exposure to electricity · Body systems · Construction

Mar 21, 2023 · Cummings Resources, LLC Hospitalized

An employee had an asthma attack while working in the paint department.

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

Mar 20, 2023 · Wayne - Sanderson Farms LLC Hospitalized

An employee was walking past a conveyor as he was walking to his work station in the marination department. The employee tripped over a power cord that was on the floor and sustained a hip fracture.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) · Manufacturing

Mar 3, 2023 · Rexel USA, Inc. Amputation

An employee was wrapping product with 5,000 pounds of wire reeling while the product was on a racking system approximately 10 feet above the ground. The wire reeling fell off the racks and onto the employee's right thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Utilities

Dec 14, 2022 · Wayne Farms LLC Hospitalized

An employee was using a hose to clean out the scale conveyor belt when he noticed a piece of product stuck in the conveyor. While removing it, the employee's right arm was caught in the running conveyor, resulting in a right arm fracture and hospitalization.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1640737

Oct 31, 2022 · Dunbarton Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was standing in front of the printer in her cubicle. When she turned away from the printer, she fell forward onto her right side. The employee sustained a fracture to the right hip.

Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Hip(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 15, 2022 · XPO Logistics, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was on top of a roof changing a light bulb. The employee fell through the roof to the concrete floor about 25 feet below, suffering a broken neck and three broken back vertebrae.

Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet · Neck and back · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1608862

Jul 6, 2022 · XPO Logistics Hospitalized

A driver was delivering freight. He tripped and sustained a broken arm and a dislocated shoulder requiring hospitalization.

Fall on same level due to tripping · Shoulder(s) and arm(s) · Wholesale trade

Jun 14, 2022 · Walmart, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was on a step ladder putting away supplies when they missed a step and fell to the floor, resulting in a fracture in their lower left leg.

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

Mar 28, 2022 · Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was pulling wire out of a storage tube. The employee slipped on the wire and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken right femoral head.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Thigh(s) · Health care and social assistance

Feb 11, 2022 · Dunbarton Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was changing out waste collection barrels outside the spray booth machine. The employee used a plastic bucket to remove excess flammable liquid mixture from the waste barrel, triggering an electro-static spark. The flammable vapors ignited creating a flash fire. The employee suffered second degree burns to the hands and face.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1579232

Jan 20, 2022 · New Dairy of Alabama Amputation

An employee was troubleshooting a de-bagging machine's motor. He removed the safety cover from a chain drive on the machine, then checked the fan on the motor. When he reached to pull himself out from under the machine, the chain and sprocket caught him and amputated the tip of his ring finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1574870

Jul 23, 2021 · Gateway Tire Southeast, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was using a forklift to stack tires for loading. The employee set a tire in place and got off the forklift; the tire then fell on him, breaking his leg.

Struck by falling object or equipment · Leg(s) · Retail

Jun 24, 2021 · Alabama Power Company Amputation

An employee was relocating a knuckle boom truck. The employee placed his hand on the outrigger to brace himself to kick the outrigger pad into position when his left thumb was pinched between the first and second section of the outrigger, resulting in an amputation.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Utilities

Jun 9, 2021 · WAYNE FARMS, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was operating a pallet jack when his left index finger hit a pole. The finger was crushed.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

May 19, 2021 · WAYNE FARMS, LLC Hospitalized

A team member was stepping down from a stand and missed the last step. Her ankle rolled and fractured. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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

May 18, 2021 · Thorne Electric Co Inc Hospitalized

An employee had just finished wiring a junction box for a cooler in a food storage unit. The box was powered on and the employee suffered a 120-volt shock.

Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Body systems · Construction

Apr 20, 2021 · Eastern Sheet Metal, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was working at a machine. His left index finger was lacerated by a part leaving the machine and entering a straightening die.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1507102