| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | Edwardsville | Ks | SpecChem, LLC | Multiple upper extremities locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee had been flipping a 50-pound bag over. The employee's glove got caught on a chain conveyor, pulling his hand and wrist into the conveyor. The employee sustained soft tissue damage to the hand and wrist/forearm. | |||||
| 2021-07-14 | Edwardsville | Il | Impact Fulfillment Services | Foot (feet) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| On 7/14/2021, an employee dismounted a sit-down forklift and his right foot was then run over by the forklift, resulting in a right foot amputation. | |||||
| 2021-06-15 | Edwards Afb | Ca | Pacific Gold Marketing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using an industrial drill, drilling holes for footings. The kelly cable drive was not retracting properly on the machine's drum, so the employee tried to disconnect the cable to re-spool the drum. He backed out the threaded pin from the kelly drive clevis that was holding the cable drive end. As he tried to push the pin through, his right middle finger was pinched in the clevis and cable. The finger was amputated at the first joint. | |||||
| 2021-06-14 | Edwardsville | Il | FedEx Supply Chain, Inc | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| The injured employee was unloading a trailer with a forklift. He had just stopped the lift and stepped from the operator compartment onto the warehouse floor. Another forklift pulled forward pinning the injured employee between the two forklifts. The injured employee sustained multiple back and leg fractures. | |||||
| 2021-03-25 | Edwardsville | Il | DB Schenker | Multiple head locations | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| On 3/25/2021, an employee was driving from the warehouse to a designated lot space. While turning, the trailer became unstable and began to tilt and the cargo container detached from the chassis. This motion forced the tractor to rise off the ground. As the container slid off the chassis, the tractor came down with force and bounced four times before coming to rest. The employee struck their face on the steering wheel and was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the face and head, a laceratio | |||||
| 2021-03-13 | Edwardsville | Il | FedEx Supply Chain, Inc | Hip(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-repetitive or prolonged |
| At about 12:55 p.m. on March 13, 2021, an employee suffered a broken hip while stepping off a stand-up lift. | |||||
| 2021-01-27 | Edwardsville | Il | GEODIS Logistics LLC | Lumbar region | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway |
| At about 6:00 a.m. on January 27, 2021, an employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to load a trailer with product. The trailer pulled away causing the PIT and the employee to fall out of the trailer onto the tarmac. The employee suffered a lower back strain. | |||||
| 2020-09-23 | Edwardsville | Il | Saddle Creek Logistics Services | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a standup clamp truck, transporting a large box (washing machine) across a facility. As the truck passed a structural support beam, the corner of a clamp at the back struck the beam. The resulting jolt caused the employee to fall out of the truck, which continued to roll forward and struck the employee's foot. The employee suffered a partially amputated big toe. | |||||
| 2020-09-22 | Edwardsville | Il | Wiese USA, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
| While performing maintenance on a forklift, an employee cut their right arm on a firewall (sheet metal material). | |||||
| 2020-01-18 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Larry Fisher & Sons | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
| An employee was assembling warehouse storage racks/shelving when a PIT struck and knocked over three 4-foot-wide by 30-foot-long upright racks that were laying parallel to the floor in the staging area. The uprights struck the employee, who suffered a fractured hip and three fractures in his back. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-09-24 | Edwardsville | Illinois | R. P. Lumber Co., Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| On September 24, 2019, an employee was climbing out of the cab of a truck when he fell to the asphalt/concrete ground, striking his head. | |||||
| 2019-08-16 | Edwardsville | Illinois | FedEx Supply Chain | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| At about 6:45 a.m. on August 16, 2019, a temporary employee was using an electric powered industrial vehicle to pick cases in a warehouse. The employee's left foot was pinned and crushed between the vehicle and a racking support. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
| 2019-08-08 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Fastenal Company | Lumbar region | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting an empty pallet when he felt a pop in his lower back. He was hospitalized with bulging discs in his lower back. | |||||
| 2019-04-09 | Edwardsville | Illinois | Geodis World Logistics Company | Leg(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a standup forklift to move stock. His left leg struck a pallet jack that was not being used at the time and pinned between it and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized for a leg fracture. | |||||
| 2019-03-28 | Edwards | California | Helix Management Services, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was drilling into a concrete wall with a rag in hand. The rag became tangled in the drill, which then amputated one of the employee's fingertips. | |||||
| 2019-03-12 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Smithfield Foods | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift and pinned his left foot between the forklift and a metal rack causing a fracture to his left ankle that required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-02-08 | Edwards Afb | California | U.S. Air Force - 412th Test Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was repairing a roll-up door from an aerial lift. The lift basket suddenly dropped. The employee was admitted to the hospital with nerve damage to their shoulder, back, hip and a foot. | |||||
| 2018-08-13 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Fastenal Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was rolling a keg off a skid when it slid and landed on his left middle finger, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-08-03 | Edwardsville | Illinois | Schenker Logistics, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was training with a trainer to operate a high reach forklift when the employee crashed into another parked fork truck, suffering a fractured ankle that required hospitalization and surgery. The employee's leg was outside of the forklift at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-07-13 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Freight Handlers Inc. | Hand(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was traveling on a forklift beside a second forklift when her arm became pinned between the two forklifts. She suffered a hand injury that required surgery. Her arm was outside the confines of the equipment at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-05-30 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Fastenal Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was greasing the chain on a running conveyor belt. Their left hand fingers were caught in the conveyor/chain resulting in amputation (past the fingertip) to three to four fingers. | |||||
| 2018-04-13 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Capstone Logistics, LLC | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating an electric pallet jack to stage a stack of pallets when he lost control of the jack's throttle and crashed into a racking support. His foot was caught between the pallet jack and the racking support, causing a deep contusion that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-04-12 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Smithfield Packaged Meat Corp. | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a reach forklift and was traveling down an aisle when he lost control of the lift and turned into a racking upright, crushing his left ankle. | |||||
| 2018-01-16 | Edwards | New York | Green Thumb Environmental Beautification, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was assisting with the rough cutting (milling) of lumber when the employee's right hand contacted the saw blade, amputating the thumb tip and index finger to the first joint. | |||||
| 2017-06-24 | Edwards | Colorado | Vail Resorts Management Company | Leg(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was riding in a golf cart to a work site. The golf cart hit a bump and the employee was ejected. The employee broke a leg upon impact with the ground. | |||||
| 2017-06-23 | Edwards | Mississippi | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | Arm(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was inflating a large tire when the inner tube exploded. The employee's left arm was fractured as a result of the explosion. | |||||
| 2017-05-27 | Edwards Afb | California | EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was servicing an evaporative cooler and lubricating the bearings when his left index finger was caught and amputated between the belt and the pulley. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2017-04-27 | Edwardsville | Kansas | SunOpta Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was adjusting film on the back of the matrix machine when his left index finger was caught between a pulley and a belt. He sustained the amputation of his left index finger. | |||||
| 2017-04-18 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Lineage Logistics, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift and struck a guard rail after hitting a pothole. His left hand was caught between the forklift and the guard rail resulting in the partial amputation of the ring and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2017-02-27 | Edwards Afb | California | Lockheed Martin | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from the second rung from the ground on an aircraft ladder and suffered a head injury. | |||||
| 2017-02-10 | Edwardsville | Illinois | Westrock | Upper extremities | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A temporary employee was operating the cardboard baler when it jammed. The employee's arm was caught in the machine while trying to unjam it. The employee was admitted to the hospital for his injuries. | |||||
| 2017-02-01 | Edwardsville | Kansas | TCA Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a shear machine and amputated the left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-01-23 | Edwardsville | Illinois | Geodis | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| A temporary employee was operating an electric pallet jack and suffered a foot injury when stepping off the pallet jack before it had come to a complete stop. | |||||
| 2016-10-14 | Edwards Afb | California | 412th Test Wing / Air Force Flight Test Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was servicing an HVAC unit when their left forefinger was caught between a pulley and belt when the return air fan was activated. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-10-06 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Lineage Logistics LLC | Nonclassifiable | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| On 10/06/2016, at approximately 1:15 p.m., an employee was cleaning walls in the warehouse from a scissor lift when a material handling equipment (MHE) operator struck the scissor lift. The lift tipped over and landed on a second MHE. The employee fell to the ground and was hospitalized with acute pain due to trauma. | |||||
| 2016-04-14 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was loading a dolly when the dolly slipped, amputating the employee's left index finger before the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-03-26 | Edwardsville | Illinois | Swift Transportation | Arm(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| On 03/26/2016, at 6:00 p.m., an employee exited a semi-truck and trailer and was providing backing directions to a driver who was reversing a second semi-truck and trailer. The driver did not see the stop signal and continued backing the truck into the injured employee's truck and trailer. The employee's right arm was caught between the two trailers. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right arm. | |||||
| 2015-10-21 | Port Edwards | Wisconsin | Tradesmen International, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee carrying a nail gun tripped with his finger on the trigger and the nail gun shot a nail into his knee. | |||||
| 2015-10-02 | Edwardsville | Illinois | ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF EDWARDSVILLE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was shoveling out a garbage truck at a landfill. The wind blew the side-hinged access door shut on the employee's right thumb, amputating it between the thumbnail and the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-07-06 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Office Depot | Foot (feet) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. She got off the pallet jack and had her hand on the controls. She accidentally twisted the handle and caused the pallet jack to reverse towards her. The pallet jack ran over her right foot, and then smashed her left foot between a pallet and the jack. | |||||
| 2015-06-06 | Edwardsville | Kansas | Fastenal Company | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee operating a stand-up forklift was backing up when his right foot got caught between the forklift he was operating and a parked forklift. | |||||