Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., 2328 Point Mallard Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee stepped into an aisle while leaving the plant floor and was struck in the lower body by a forklift, resulting in an ankle injury. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
More severe injuries at Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
An employee was adjusting the gap on the shredder/grinder machine blades using a tool to manually rotate the blades when their fingers became pinched in the blades. The employee sustained amputations to the first digit of three fingers on their left hand.
An employee was operating a switch truck at a rail yard. He got out of the switch truck to unlock a container that was attached to a unit in front of him. The switch truck rolled and pinned the employee against the container. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, a ruptured spleen, and a possible spinal cord injury.
On October 16, 2025, an employee was entering a parking lot after completing their work shift when they were struck by a vehicle being operated by a customer. The employee fell backward from the impact and the back of their head struck the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized due to brain bleed and a skull fracture.
An employee was moving branches and other material when they were struck in the leg by the track of a skid-steer loader, resulting in an ankle and lower leg injury.
An employee was waiting for an operator to bring mail over to a mail sorting machine when she became pinned between the machine and a stack of pallets being pushed by a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee suffered bruising and swelling on her hips, lower back, knees, and left side; a puncture wound to her left thigh from a machine screw; a crushed right hand with numbness and tingling; numbness to the left big toe; and a right wrist sprain.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 335220)
An employee was adjusting the gap on the shredder/grinder machine blades using a tool to manually rotate the blades when their fingers became pinched in the blades. The employee sustained amputations to the first digit of three fingers on their left hand.
An employee was moving a steel coil using a jib crane. The nylon strap holding the coil failed, causing the coil to land on the employee's right foot. The employee sustained multiple toe fractures.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.