TROY, ALABAMA—
Sanders Lead Company, Inc.
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c. · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sanders Lead Company, Inc., 1 Sanders Road, TROY, ALABAMA 36079 on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was operating an excavator on a pile of shredded batteries when a section of the pile above the operator broke free. Debris broke through the cab of the excavator and struck the employee, bruising their torso.
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TROY, ALABAMA—
Sanders Lead Company, Inc.
An employee was working in the slag department, standing next to the belt of a hopper that leads to the mixer. His right leg became caught in the belt, resulting in a right leg amputation from the knee down.
TROY, ALABAMA—
Sanders Lead Company, Inc.
An employee was retrieving a pipe from a rack when he stepped on an unsecured hot water pit cover and his leg went into the pit. He suffered burns to his legs.
TROY, ALABAMA—
Sanders Lead Company, Inc.
An employee was stacking lead bottoms (lead blocks) beside the furnace in order for them to be transferred to the cast and alloying department. The employee stacked the blocks one on top of another and unhooked the gantry crane hooks. While raising the gantry crane to reposition it, one of the hooks was caught on the top of the lead block and the block was pulled over onto his feet. Both feet were broken.
TROY, ALABAMA—
Sanders Lead Company, Inc.
An employee was drawing and smelting a pot for casting lead when he became dehydrated and experienced nausea, weakness, and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized for heat stress/exhaustion and dehydration.
TROY, ALABAMA—
Sanders Lead Company, Inc.
An employee was filling a lead mold when the mold dropped on his right hand, fracturing his right forefinger and bruising his right thumb.
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