PELL CITY, ALABAMA—
TCI of Alabama, LLC
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TCI of Alabama, LLC, 101 Parkway East, PELL CITY, ALABAMA 35125 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was backing a forklift on the back dock with a transformer. The forklift overturned and the employee was hospitalized with an open fracture to the left leg.
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LEWIS CENTER, OHIO—
TCI of Alabama, LLC
An employee was helping break down a transformer and rig copper winding onto a rough-terrain forklift. The forklift struck the employee against the transformer's base, breaking two of the employee's ribs on the left side.
PELL CITY, ALABAMA—
TCI of Alabama, LLC
An employee was attempting to remove a compressed can from a can crushing baler machine when the equipment's retaining pin malfunctioned and became loose, allowing the head plate to fall and crush the employee's right hand. The employee's right hand was fractured.
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