BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1501 31st Ave North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35207 on — Fractures, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's hand struck a grinding wheel, suffering a fractured fingertip, a deep laceration to the index finger, and an abrasion on the middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
An employee was performing maintenance/electrical work inside a substation, and used a ladder to access the top of a panel box. The employee fell 8-9 feet from the top of the panel box to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ribs and a shoulder injury.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
An employee was attending a pipe jack station where the edges of pipes are straightened with a mold and die. The employee was lowering and moving in a pipe when the die of the pipe jack hit the pipe, fell off, and hit the employee's left hand. The employee's left ring finger was crushed between the pipe and die, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
An employee was preparing a stiff-leg pipe for installation on an overhead crane. The pipe fell and struck the employee's lower right leg, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
An employee was trying to roll a crossed iron pipe back into the fixed metal pipe saddle. He lost his balance and as he tried to catch himself, his index finger was caught between the pipe and the pipe saddle crushing it. The fingertip was surgically amputated at the first knuckle. His middle and ring fingers sustained contusions.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
An employee stepped through a hatch on a catwalk and fell approximately seven feet to a platform below injuring his shoulder. The employee then rolled off the platform approximately another seven feet resulting in multiple broken bones. The employee was hospitalized.
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