DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Polyplex USA LLC
Shooting by other person · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Polyplex USA LLC, 3001 Mallard Fox Drive NW, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601 on — Gunshot wounds , affecting the Lower extremities unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees got into a physical altercation in the parking lot and one employee was shot. The injured employee was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to their lower extremity.
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DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Polyplex USA LLC
An employee was cleaning the rollers on a piece of equipment when their left leg and ankle were caught in the machine. The employee's left fibula was fractured and they sustained an open fracture to the right ankle that required surgery.
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An employee was burned by hot liquid polymer, released as he took a nozzle out of a drain. He suffered second- and third-degree burns.
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An employee was working underneath a lift table when the table started and came down on his chest, breaking five ribs.
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