GOODWATER, ALABAMA—2025-04-10

Central Alabama Wood Products, LLC.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

Final narrative

An employee was replacing bolts on the lumber stacker. The employee grabbed a ladder and climbed up under the stacker between the carriage and an I-beam to replace a bolt. After the employee finished, he instructed the operator to release the e-stop so he could watch the stacker run. However, the lumber stacker was pre-cycled and once the e-stop was disengaged the carriage pinned the employee against the I-beam. The employee sustained fractures to their chest and head, a concussion, and internal bleeding. The employee was hospitalized.

Hospitalized Head and trunk Stacking machinery

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