DECATUR, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Decatur - Chemical
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Decatur - Chemical in 1400 STATE DOCKS RD, DECATUR, AL 356018807 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lab Process Operator.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Decatur - Chemical
- Parent company
- 3M Company
- Street
- 1400 STATE DOCKS RD
- City
- DECATUR
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 356018807
- On-site location
- 114060 - Decatur Extruding D-8
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 163
- Days restricted or transferred
- 17
Before the incident
An operator was positioned on the floor of the [REDACTED] performing a lace up task when their left forearm became caught between two rollers. Emergency response team was notified and responded to the incident. The employee was stabilized and transported by ambulance to the hospital for further evaluation and treatment. The D8 Process line was shut down and the LO system was locked out by maintenance.
What happened
An operator was positioned on the floor of the [REDACTED] performing a lace up task when their left forearm became caught between two rollers. Emergency response team was notified and responded to the incident. The employee was stabilized and transported by ambulance to the hospital for further evaluation and treatment. The D8 Process line was shut down and the LO system was locked out by maintenance.
Injury or illness
Avulsion {tissue torn away without exposing underlying structures}; Fracture to Left - Arm{s} - Lower
Object or substance involved
Caught between rotating equipment
Summary line
Avulsion {tissue torn away without exposing underlying structures}; Fracture to Left Arm{s} - Lower from Caught between rotating equipment
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab Process Operator
- SOC code
- 19-4031: Chemical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 326113
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 690
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,379,227
- EIN
- 410417775
- Establishment ID
- 197297
- Employer case #
- INJ-88309
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:01
- Time of incident
- 12:01
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-18
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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