Severe Workplace Injuries in Mobile, Alabama

Oct 22, 2025 · Mckee Foods Corporation Hospitalized

An employee had just finished unloading material from a truck. He was descending using the truck's built-in ladder when he missed the last rung, fell to the ground, and broke his hip and left wrist.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Upper and lower extremities (other) · Manufacturing

Sep 24, 2025 · Amdrill, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was preparing a barge for the end of a day's drilling operations. He was setting a spud on the barge when the spud struck him and broke his right leg.

Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle · Leg(s) · Construction

Sep 8, 2025 · U-J Chevrolet Co., Incorporated Hospitalized

An employee was performing diagnostic work on a vehicle engine. As the employee was leaning over the front of the vehicle, the engine was activated. A fuel leak had produced fumes around the engine, and the ignition spark ignited them. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both hands, both biceps, and the upper chest area.

Vehicle or machinery fire · Trunk and other upper extremities · Other services

Sep 8, 2025 · Refuse Materials, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was working to pull open the stuck door of a concrete slurry container. The door sprang open and struck the employee in the lower jaw, causing a laceration and fracture to the jaw.

Struck by door, gate, window · Jaw, chin · Construction

Aug 28, 2025 · Beard Equipment Company, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was walking between service bays. He came into contact with a trailer hitch, which was sticking out of the back of a lawn mower, and fell to the concrete floor. He landed on his right side and suffered a broken hip.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Real estate and rental

Jun 6, 2025 · Coleen Marine Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was walking in a passageway when she fell one level down an access ladderway. She suffered a head laceration, broken ribs, and a broken hip.

Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle · Trunk and other lower extremities · Construction · OSHA inspection 1813537

Jun 5, 2025 · Country Club of Mobile Hospitalized

An employee was removing a mowing deck from a tractor by pulling it when he lost his grip and fell backward. He struck his head on the concrete ground and was hospitalized with a concussion and a brain bleed.

Fall on same level (other) · Brain · Arts, entertainment and recreation

May 13, 2025 · APM Terminals Mobile, LLC Hospitalized

On May 13, 2025, an employee was performing longshoring operations aboard a vessel. He was handing another employee a 20-foot lashing pole when he fell about 45 feet from the vessel to the concrete dock below. He suffered a fractured arm and leg, as well as a severe head injury and pelvic injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

Fall, jump from water vehicle · Brain · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1824547

May 9, 2025 · Weeks Marine, Inc. Amputation

A maintenance employee was working on a barge in open water, replacing the belt on a deck winch. After replacing the belt and testing it, the employee was taking a picture of the model number on the belt when the machine started. His hand was pulled into the belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation to his index finger.

Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle · Other finger(s) (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1825148

May 6, 2025 · The Cooper Group, Inc., Cooper Marine-Chipco, LLC Amputation

On May 6, 2025, at approximately 10:00 PM, an employee was straightening cables of a derrick crane by moving a pulley block to flip it over. The cable moved, causing the injured employee's right hand to be pulled into the block. The employee grabbed his right hand with his left hand and it was also pulled into the block. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and three fingertip amputations.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1825668

Apr 29, 2025 · Tri-State Maritime Services, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was lining up steel coils in the hold of a vessel when a coil shifted, pinning the employee between the coil and the wall of the vessel. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle · Hip joint(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1821939

Apr 26, 2025 · A.H. Beck Foundation Co., Inc. Hospitalized

On April 26, 2025, an employee was assisting with a concrete column pour when a 2-inch by 30-foot pipe, which weighed approximately 80 to 100 pounds, moved out of the cage and fell. The pipe struck his right foot and he was hospitalized with a fracture to his right little toe.

Struck by falling object · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Construction

Feb 18, 2025 · Austal USA, LLC Hospitalized

On 2/18/2025, at around 11:15 AM, an employee was rigging up a G/T fan. He went to step over a hatch, tripped on the hatch handle, and fell, striking his side on a piece of scaffold bar that was at floor level. The employee sustained three broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Multiple internal chest locations · Manufacturing

Feb 5, 2025 · Core Industries, Inc. Amputation

An employee was disassembling crane rigging when their left hand became caught between a pin and block pulley. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their left little finger.

Contact incidents · Other finger(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing

Jan 3, 2025 · Rob' t J. Baggett, Incorporated Hospitalized

On January 3, 2025, an employee was using an acetylene torch in the rail remediation area when his high-visibility safety vest came in contact with the flame of the torch. The vest caught fire and the employee was hospitalized with burns on his left arm and the left side of his body that required surgery.

Ignition of clothing · Multiple body parts · Construction · OSHA inspection 1796413

Dec 8, 2024 · Alabama Shipyard, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was removing a lid when it slipped out of his hands. the lid struck the ground, then his upper right thigh. He developed compartment syndrome.

Struck by object dropped by person · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing

Dec 7, 2024 · ProAmpac Holdings LLC Hospitalized

An employee was straightening paper that was moving through a draw roller machine. The employee's left little finger and ring finger were crushed by the draw roll.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1793687

Nov 20, 2024 · AUSTAL USA, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was using a plasma cutter that was set up on a self-propelled track system to bevel the edge of a four-sided plate. The employee's right thigh was impaled by a piece of slag metal and he suffered burns to his right leg.

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

Nov 8, 2024 · Austal USA, LLC Amputation

An employee was riding in a basket being lifted by a crane to a ship deck. His left index finger was caught between a ledge on a wall and the basket rail, resulting in a fingertip amputation just above the nail bed.

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 23, 2024 · Petrizconstruction, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was working on a decked roof approximately 25-30 feet high. The employee stepped on one of the deck pieces and fell through to the ground, resulting in a broken arm.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Arm(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1777340

Sep 11, 2024 · Airbus DS Military Aircraft, Inc. Hospitalized

On September 11, 2024, an employee was crawling on the floor, picking up parts, and cleaning a fuel spill. A 15.76-pound weather radar dish and mount that was stored in a cardboard box fell from the top shelf of a mobile rack system and struck them. The employee sustained severe injuries including a concussion, intracranial hemorrhage, skull fracture, cervical fracture, neck injury, laceration, and contusion.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Brain · Transportation and warehousing

Aug 29, 2024 · Ampac Mobile Holdings LLC Amputation

On August 29, 2024, an employee was operating a converting machine in the production area of the facility. He checked the print quality on the paper bags and then went to clean the machine. His right hand was caught by the impression rollers, resulting in amputation of the index fingertip.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1773365

Aug 14, 2024 · Gulf Coast Underground, LLC Hospitalized

A crew of 6 to 8 employees were relining a sewer pipe using a concrete liner system. The employees are required to pump hot water through the liner to cure the concrete. As the employees were disconnecting the hose from the system, residual pressure from an unknown source caused two employees to be sprayed with hot water (greater than 190 degrees Fahrenheit). Employee 1 sustained second-degree burns to his torso and employee 2 sustained second-degree burns to both feet. Both employees were hospitalized.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 1769696

Jul 30, 2024 · Blakeley Boatworks, Inc. Hospitalized

Employees were putting a cooler guard (a metal piece that goes over a cooler mounted on a vessel) in place. When the unit moved into place, an employee's fingers were caught between a roll bar and a channel guide. The employee's right little finger was crushed.

Contact incidents · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

May 24, 2024 · CSA Equipment Company, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was removing bailing wire from the floor. As they bent down to pick up the wire, a strand of bailing wire that was sticking up from the floor went under his safety glasses and struck his eye.

Struck against stationary object while rising, lowering · Eye(s) · Transportation and warehousing

May 6, 2024 · Canfor Southern Pine - Mobile Amputation

An employee was cleaning off a belt when their right hand became caught between the board and the bearing mount, amputating their right index finger.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1747370

Apr 26, 2024 · Berg Pipe Mobile Corp. Hospitalized

Employee 1 was operating the beveller and noticed that the machine was not working. They stopped the machine and entered the machine to address the issue. Employee 2, working on another machine, also noticed that the beveller was not working and went to assist. Employee 1 finished up, exited, and activated the machine. Employee 2, who remained in the machine, was pinned between a beveller and pipe at his upper legs/thighs, resulting in a severe laceration to the upper left thigh and internal bleeding to the left leg.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Thigh(s) · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1745463

Apr 17, 2024 · East Bay Electric LLC Hospitalized

On April 17, 2024, an employee was installing cross arms while in an aerial bucket truck when a 14,400-volt line became pinched between the bucket and a pole. The line was severed, causing an arc flash. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the left side of their body, arms, and face.

Exposure to electric arc · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1743130

Mar 5, 2024 · Palmer's Airport Hyundai Hospitalized

An employee was shot in the abdomen by someone who was not an employee.

Shooting by other person · Abdomen · Retail

Feb 12, 2024 · Walmart Inc. Hospitalized

On February 12, 2024, an employee was checking receipts as customers left the store. The employee was struck by a customer suspected of shoplifting, resulting in facial injuries including an orbital fracture that required hospitalization.

Hitting, kicking, beating by other person (other) · Eye(s) · Retail