LEROY, ALABAMA—
Power South Energy Cooperative
Transportation incident, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Power South Energy Cooperative, Lowman Power Plant, LEROY, ALABAMA 36548 on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was helping to moor a coal barge when a rope pinned his foot between it and the barge amputating his left big toe.
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