Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-13	Chambersburg	Pa	Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was maneuvering a pallet jack. The employee's little finger was crushed between the pallet jack's handle and a concrete bollard. Part of the finger was amputated.
2021-10-20	Schnecksville	Pa	United Natural Foods	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach truck in a warehouse. The employee's foot struck a bollard and was crushed.
2021-10-07	Cocoa	Fl	Walmart East Stores LP	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was turning a corner in a powered industrial truck when his left leg became pinned between the truck and a protective bollard, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-09-05	Brewster	Ny	Ace Endico Corporation	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack to select product for an order. The employee was maneuvering the pallet jack around a steel bollard in the warehouse when his feet were pinned between the bollard and the pallet jack resulting in a right foot fracture and a laceration on the left foot requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-31	Lakeland	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Pelvis	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a pallet jack to move ice cream in the warehouse. When they made a right turn, the pallet jack struck a bollard. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
2021-08-11	Fairfield	Oh	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a standup forklift to transport a tote of meat into a freezer. The forklift backed into a bollard and the employee fell to the cement ground, suffering a broken hip.
2021-07-20	New Castle	De	MTC Logistics	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was calibrating elevated refrigeration probes while inside a cage about 15 to 20 feet off the ground, chained and padlocked to the forks of a forklift. The forklift backed into a safety bollard. The cage broke free as the chains and padlock snapped. It fell to the ground and the employee suffered a broken back with spinal cord damage.
2021-06-09	Blue Ash	Oh	The Kroger Cincinnati Fresh Center	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was training on an electric pallet jack. During a turn, the employee's right leg was pinned between the platform of the pallet jack and a metal bollard. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower right leg.
2021-06-07	Fort Pierce	Fl	Four Seasons Environmental Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
Employee was carrying paint up a ladder. When he reached the top, the ladder slipped out from under him and he fell to the ground. He suffered a left ankle injury, and his jaw struck a bollard on the way down.
2021-06-02	Boise	Id	Hayden Beverage Company	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a standing forklift with loaded pallets. The forklift hit a bump and the employee's leg was pinned between the load and a concrete bollard, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-06-02	Denver	Co	Frito Lay	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving product with a forklift when the forklift struck a bollard. The employee's left foot was crushed, resulting in an amputation.
2021-06-02	Rochester	Ny	Bausch and Lomb	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was entering the building and held the door open for a co-worker exiting the building. The edge of the door edge contacted a bollard and pinched his left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated without bone loss.
2021-05-14	Mcalester	Ok	Walmart	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading a truck and crushed their left ring finger between the line and cement bollard resulting in amputation.
2021-02-03	Houston	Tx	Grocers Supply Company, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when their right leg was pinned between the jack and a safety bollard. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula.
2021-01-23	Gardner	Ks	Chewy Fulfillment center	Heel(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On 1/23/2021, at approximately 12:30 PM, an employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT). While turning right into an aisle, the PIT struck a 4-foot high metal bollard. The employee's left foot was caught under the main cabin of the PIT and his left ankle was against the bollard. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left heel.
2020-10-05	Austin	Tx	Cece's Veggie Co	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a lift truck and caught his left foot between the lift truck and a bollard. The employee's left lower leg and foot were injured.
2020-08-23	Laredo	Tx	UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was retrieving two cargo airbags for loading a truck. While driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) down the dock, the PIT collided with a bollard by a door. The employee sustained a left thumb amputation.
2020-08-20	Princeton	Nj	PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a golf cart when it crashed into a stationary bollard. The employee suffered contusions to the chest and abdomen.
2020-08-15	Greeley	Co	Swift Beef Company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a standup forklift when his left foot was pinned between the back of the forklift and the baseplate of a safety bollard near the path of travel. He was hospitalized with left foot fractures and lacerations.
2020-07-19	Fort Worth	Texas	Amazon.com Services Inc.	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 when it struck a safety bollard. His left thumb was caught between the forklift and the bollard and amputated.
2020-07-01	Kennebunk	Maine	Downeast Energy	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 4-foot stepladder, replacing a vent pipe on an oil tank outside a garage. The employee fell from the ladder. His left hip struck a steel/concrete bollard and was injured.
2020-06-23	Avon	Ohio	Shurtape Technologies, LLC.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a narrow-aisle standup powered industrial truck (PIT) in the manufacturing warehouse. When he attempted to slow down, the lift started to slide due to the damp floor from the rain. His left foot became pinched between the PIT and a steel bollard. He sustained an open displaced fracture with a laceration of the left big toe.
2020-06-19	Scott Air Force Base	Illinois	DH Pace Company, Inc., dba Overhead Door Company of St. Louis	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was servicing a traffic arresting barrier gate that was equipped with a retractable bollard. The bollard is moved into the up position by use of a pump and hydraulic pressure. The bollard moves into the down position by gravity as a solenoid is triggered to open a valve to relieve hydraulic pressure. When the gate is closed, the bollard is in the up position. When the gate is triggered to be opened, the bollard retracts below the road surface and then the gate slides open. There was
2020-06-18	Muncy	Pennsylvania	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was offloading a pipe when his hand was caught between the pipe and the bollard protecting an exterior roll-up door, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.
2020-06-14	Orlando	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating a reach truck struck a bollard pole and sustained a left lower leg fracture.
2020-06-08	West Memphis	Arkansas	Family Dollar Stores, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee drove a forklift into the aerosol room with a pallet of product on the forks. She drove down the back driveway to the aisle of racking she needed to turn into. The forklift drove through salt brine that was on the floor and slid into a concrete bollard at the end of that aisle. The employee's left foot got caught between the bollard and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with four broken toes and a laceration to the left foot.
2020-06-04	Monroe Township	New Jersey	Pitney Bowes	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to move merchandise in a warehouse. The jack pinned the employee's leg against a bollard, breaking it.
2020-05-03	Dacula	Georgia	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a reach forklift when it struck a bollard. The employee's leg was caught between the forklift and the bollard and was broken.
2020-04-06	Dover	Delaware	The Brick Doctor Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
At 9:30 a.m. on April 6, 2020, an employee was drilling a hole in concrete for bollard installation. The drill bit got stuck in the concrete and started to wobble. The foot then broke free and turned, hitting the employee's foot and knocking him to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized.
2020-03-05	Hatfield	Pennsylvania	Clemens Food Group	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A forklift pushed a metal vat against a bollard while an employee had their hand on the vat. The employee's left middle finger was smashed between the vat and the bollard and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-03	Hodgkins	Illinois	UPS	Cheek(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a bollard on ground level while walking and suffered a facial injury to the right cheek.
2020-01-16	Taunton	Massachusett	Gordon Food Service, Inc	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electrical pallet jack with extended forks and was making a turn at the end of the aisle when his foot was caught between the pallet jack and a bollard, smashing four of his toes.
2019-09-03	Racine	Wisconsin	Summit Packaging Systems, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift, delivering a gaylord container of scrap metal to a recycling dumpster. The employee's left foot and leg were crushed between the forklift and a bollard that protects a concrete wall. This resulted in amputation of the leg below the knee.
2019-08-12	Miami	Florida	AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
While working in the baggage area under a terminal, an employee was helping to guide a tractor in next to the baggage belt. As the tractor and first cart passed her and turned away from the baggage belt, the second container hit the back of the employee's right hand, which was on a bollard between the carts and the employee. The employee suffered a broken right hand.
2019-07-06	Keller	Texas	Penske Logistics	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was operating a pallet jack. The jack hit a bollard, and the employee stepped off. The jack then pinned his right leg against the bollard, causing a break above the ankle.
2019-05-27	Moundsville	West Virgini	Kroger	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On 5/27/2019, a grocery clerk was moving a pallet in the produce department with a powered pallet jack (walkie). The employee's foot was caught between a steel bollard on the corner of the deli case and the pallet jack resulting in fractures that required surgery and hospitalization.
2019-02-19	Atlanta	Georgia	Delta Airlines, Inc.	Heel(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee had just unhooked and secured the hitch pin of a transporter. As the transporter pulled away, the pin slid down, causing the hitch to reattach to the transporter. The employee's foot was trapped between the moving transporter and a metal bollard, causing a broken right heel, an 8-inch laceration to the top of the right foot, and smaller lacerations to the inner ankle.
2019-02-16	Kirksville	Missouri	KRAFT FOODS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a walkie powered industrial truck (PIT) and smashed their left middle finger between the PIT handle and a concrete bollard on the way into the ice room. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
2019-01-30	Norfolk	Nebraska	Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	Hip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a seated motorized pallet jack and struck a steel bollard causing a fracture to his left hip.
2019-01-25	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Supervalu	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up dock stocker and struck the bollard protecting the sprinkler room. The employee sustained the amputation of three toes on the left foot.
2019-01-10	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Guardian Storage Development Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was assisting a customer to unload their electronic recycling items from the trunk of their car. The customer's foot slipped and put the car into reverse slamming into the employee and pinning him against a utility cart and bollard pole. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the leg which lead to surgery and leg amputation.
2019-01-09	Mount Laurel	New Jersey	Costco Wholesale #749	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a fork truck during fork truck training. At approximately 12:05 PM the fork truck collided with a bollard outside of the building pinning the employee's foot between the fork truck and the bollard and injuring the ankle.
2019-01-08	Chester	New York	Amscan, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was stepping off a forklift when his foot was caught between a guardrail bollard and the rolling forklift. He fractured his ankle.
2018-09-02	Tyler	Texas	Brookshire Grocery Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At about 4:00 p.m. on September 2, 2018, an employee was parking a forklift when his left foot was caught between the forklift and a bollard. The foot was crushed; part of his big toe was medically amputated.
2018-08-28	Streamwood	Illinois	Fresh Express Incorporated	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 28, 2018, an employee was traveling backward on a stand-up forklift with no load when he turned a corner and crashed into a bollard next to a dock door. His leg was pinned between the truck and bollard, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-06-27	Clarksville	Arkansas	Walmart Distribution Center	Multiple trunk locations	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On June 27, at around 12:55 p.m., an employee was operating a powered pallet jack when they became pinned between the pallet jack and a bollard, suffering fractures to the left pelvis, hip, and tailbone. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-12	Shreveport	Louisiana	OMNI Specialty Packaging, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The employee exited the loading dock and went down the stairs next to the container to observe the seal being put on the container. While waiting for the truck to pull forward he noticed that the right side container door was swinging out and was going to strike the yellow bollard pole at the base of the stairs. In an attempt to keep that from happening, he stepped between the door and pole to push the door out of the way. The door struck him in the chest and pushed him back into the pole. The w
2018-06-05	Wilmer	Texas	Sprouts Distribution Center	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was staging product in a 34-degree cooler. He used the platform end of a double pallet truck to move a stack of pallets that were in an area he wanted to use for the staging. While he was pushing the stack of pallets, one of the pallets pushed against a bollard and trapped his leg against the body of the pallet truck, fracturing his tibia.
2018-05-30	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Ace Hardware Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a protective bollard and twisted his body and knee while falling to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left tibia and was hospitalized for treatment.
2018-05-23	Jacksonville	Florida	Federal Aviation Administration	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was leaning against the loading dock's railing when it broke and he fell off the loading dock about 4 feet to the ground, striking a bollard along the way. He injured his back and was hospitalized.
2018-04-24	Perry	Georgia	Lineage Logistics, LLC	Skull	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a motorized, ride-on pallet jack to load a freezer when the pallet jack struck a bollard, throwing him to the floor. He suffered a fractured skull and minor bleeding.
2018-04-24	Seabrook	New Hampshir	US Foods, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a reach machine from the cooler dock to the dry dock carrying approximately 14 pallets. As he was driving towards the fast roll-up door between the cooler dock and the dry dock, he turned his reach machine to the left. The reach machine then headed toward a yellow bollard that protects the fast roll-up door. Worrying he was going to strike the yellow bollard, he attempted to stop the collision using his foot. His left foot was then caught and severely crushed between the
2018-02-21	Kansas City	Missouri	WALMART	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was pinned between a bollard and a car that another associate was driving into the shop. The pinned employee suffered a fingertip amputation and the remainder of the finger was crushed.
2018-01-26	East Point	Georgia	DHL Supply Chain	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was driving a forklift to the battery charging area when he struck the bollard around a pole. The employee was not wearing a seat belt and struck the safety cage. When he tried to get off the lift, he passed out, fell, and hit his head on the concrete floor. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a broken neck.
2017-10-13	Desoto	Texas	Walmart Distribution Center	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the forklift veered to the left and impacted a bollard. The employee's left foot was crushed and de-gloved between the lift and the bollard, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-28	Melrose Park	Illinois	JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was parking a double pallet walker when his left pinky fingertip was caught and crushed between a safety bollard and the hand controls of the double pallet walker.
2017-08-26	Kenosha	Wisconsin	Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was travelling on a forklift when it began to slide on a damp floor. The employee's left foot was then crushed between the forklift and steel bollards, amputating a toe tip.
2017-07-27	Hodgkins	Illinois	Fresh Logistics	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While driving a standup forklift, an employee's left foot was pinned and injured between the forklift and a concrete bollard.
2017-07-14	Middletown	Pennsylvania	Fed Ex Ground	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was entering the building when he slipped on the floor and ran into a bollard, breaking his left ribcage.
2017-07-05	Madison	Alabama	Target Corporation	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach truck to move and retrieve products when her right leg was crushed between her reach truck and a bollard. She also suffered a possible broken pelvis.
2017-03-08	Deerfield Beach	Florida	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was learning to operate a forklift and struck a bollard. His foot was caught between the bollard and the forklift resulting in a fractured foot that required hospitalization.
2017-01-03	Lebanon	Ohio	Advics Manufacturing Ohio	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee struck a concrete bollard while following another employee on a stand up forklift resulting in amputation of the left leg.
2016-08-01	Jefferson	Wisconsin	Americold Logistics, LLC	Pelvis	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 1, 2016, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was driving a stand-up rider forklift at a cold storage facility. As he was turning to exit the freezer, his glove became caught in the steering wheel and he lost control of the forklift. He was thrown from the operators' platform and became pinned between the forklift and a bollard post located at the freezer door opening, fracturing his pelvis.
2016-03-22	Jamaica	New York	Delta Air Lines Inc	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting in a chair near the baggage conveyor belt. At the same time, a tug that was towing three baggage carts was making a turn around the baggage belt. During this turn, the last cart struck a concrete bollard and overturned. The overturned cart struck the employee, who suffered a broken ankle.
2016-03-21	Norwood	Massachusett	Home Market Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While backing a forklift out of a trailer, an employee's hand hit a bollard. The employee suffered a blood clot and fractured finger.
2016-03-15	Newburgh	New York	C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On 3/15/16, at 8:18 AM, an employee was operating a dock stacker when his thumb became pinched between the stacker and a bollard while leaving the staging area for automation. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for crushing injuries to his thumb.
2016-02-08	Houston	Texas	Glazier Foods Company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. As the employee was exiting the freezer section of the warehouse, she noticed that her forklift began to slide. As she attempted to stop the sliding with her left leg, her foot came in contact with a concrete bollard, which was located outside of the freezer section and on the side of the forklift. She lacerated her foot and possibly fractured her ankle.
2015-12-01	Houston	Texas	Grocers Supply Company	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was picking up trash and polishing bollards at the loading dock. A coworker was also using the same dock to load groceries into a freight trailer. The coworker was using a standup forklift and did not see the employee. When the employee stepped out of the bollard area, the coworker's forklift ran over and crushed his left foot.
2015-08-14	Clarksville	Arkansas	Walmart Distribution Center	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 13, 2015, at about 5:30 p.m., an employee was operating a center rider (forklift) to pick up a pallet with his left hand outside of the forklift. He smashed his left-hand little finger against a bollard pole at the warehouse. His fingertip was surgically amputated.
2015-07-18	Guymon	Oklahoma	Seaboard Foods	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a mule pallet jack while attempting to get past it. His ankle got caught between the mule and a bollard. He fractured his ankle.
2015-06-18	Fort Smith	Arkansas	OK Foods, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee on a forklift reached out with her right hand to hit a button to activate the dock door. Her foot slipped off the brake of the forklift. The forklift rolled forward and the employee's arm was caught between the upright on the forklift and a bollard post. She sustained a laceration to her forearm that required stitches and overnight hospitalization.
2015-05-20	Alachua	Florida	Walmart Distribution Center #7035	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving an RC lift truck towards the drinking water fountain to get a drink of water. As he approached the water fountain, he did not brake in time, so he used his left foot to stop the RC lift truck. His foot got pinned between the RC lift truck and the bollard that surrounded the water fountain. He was hospitalized for surgery on his lacerated left foot.
2015-04-20	Marlow	Oklahoma	Loves Country Store	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On 4/20/15 at 3:30pm,a maintenance employee on a 6' ladder fell striking his right side on a parking bollard. The employee sustained injuries including broken ribs and a slight pneumothorax on the right side. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-04-18	Klingerstown	Pennsylvania	Michael Foods Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee turned and caught his foot against a bollard post that was there to protect the equipment. He lost his balance, fell, and broke his hip. He was hospitalized.
2015-04-14	Rhinelander	Wisconsin	Menard, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a PIV when their foot got caught between the PIV and a bollard. The employee injured the foot and ankle.
2015-03-30	Houston	Texas	Hansen Mueller	Hip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On March 30, 2015, at approximately 3:05 PM, an employee that was directing plant operations climbed on a moving railcar. The employee got crushed between the ladder of the railcar and the bollard and was hospitalized with severe hip injuries.
2015-01-25	Carnegie	Pennsylvania	Giant Eagle GetGo	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was bringing a newspaper rack out of a storage shed when she slipped on ice/snow that was on the shed's ramp, resulting in her falling to the ground and striking a nearby safety bollard with her leg. She sustained a fractured tibia and fibula and underwent surgery later that afternoon and was admitted to the hospital.