Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Peak Roofing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a work platform and transferring boxes to the level below when he fell approximately 7 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a broken rib and collar bone and a collapsed lung.
2021-11-15	Richardson	Tx	State Farm Insurance	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was moving boxes of mail on a loading dock. The employee tripped on a dock plate and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-11-08	Dallas	Tx	Walmart 3015	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was bailing boxes when the cardboard bailer's index plate fell down and crushed their right index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-10-21	Oklahoma City	Ok	ATC Drivetrain, LLC	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting in an inventory count by removing a pallet of goods from the second-to-top shelf of an inventory rack using a forklift. The employee's forklift struck the cross beam of the shelf above and the pallet became unstable. A few boxes fell off the pallet, striking the forklift's protective cage. The employee then exited the forklift to move away from the scene and another pallet fell striking the employee's lower back. The employee sustained an abrasion and hematoma to the lo
2021-10-18	Burlington	Nj	HD SUPPLY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE LTD	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking boxes for shipping. A box was leaning against the box being picked; it fell and broke the employee's arm and pelvis.
2021-10-13	Middletown	Oh	Ashley Distribution Services Limited	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving boxes on a trailer. He fell out the back of the trailer and suffered a broken left humerus.
2021-10-12	Perrysburg	Oh	Walgreens Distribution Center	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a trailer with boxes of product. While bending over to place a box at floor level, the employee hit a stack of boxes. One fell from the stack and struck the employee in the back of the head.
2021-10-11	Moberly	Mo	DSV Solutions	Skull	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was rearranging boxes on pallets. The employee tripped over a forklift's forks, fell to the concrete floor, and suffered a skull fracture.
2021-10-08	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Conti Corporation	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working on electrical floor boxes when a boom lift ran over his right leg, breaking his femur.
2021-10-05	Ponte Vedra Beach	Fl	Cavalier Spirits	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On October 5, 2021, an employee was unloading products from the back of a box truck. He was on the lift gate with a dolly full of beer boxes; when he pressed the descend button, the dolly began moving away from him. As he tried to catch it, he fell off the lift gate with the dolly and the beer boxes. He suffered injuries to his shoulder, back, and leg and was hospitalized.
2021-09-27	Maspeth	Ny	Fed Ex Ground	Head	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading boxes from a trailer. A box fell and lacerated his head.
2021-09-17	Bristol	Pa	Peloton Interactive, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing boxes from a trailer. As the employee was leaving the trailer, boxes fell onto the employee's leg and broke it.
2021-09-09	Mobile	Al	Goodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving boxes and began to feel severe chest pains. The employee was hospitalized for possible heart issues.
2021-09-08	Kissimmee	Fl	Bed Bath & Beyond	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was opening boxes with a safety knife. The knife lacerated the inside of the employee's left wrist.
2021-09-04	Plano	Tx	Costco Wholesale	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading cardboard boxes onto a bailer. When the employee closed the bailer's gate, the bailer caught the tip of the employee's finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-27	Baraboo	Wi	Baraboo - Sysco Food Services, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On August 27, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack at a warehouse distribution facility. He was standing in an aisle, trying to reposition the pallet jack to lift another pallet, when the jack's drive wheels spun on the wet floor. The jack then slid toward him, pinning his leg against a pallet of boxes and causing a laceration to the calf. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-24	Harrington	De	Harrington Logistics	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
A crane operator came out of a crane cab to move cardboard boxes, fell about 30 feet, and suffered multiple fractures and a kidney laceration.
2021-08-13	Adairsville	Ga	UFP NAC, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A forklift hit a pallet holding corrugated boxes. The boxes fell, causing a nearby employee to stumble and fall to the floor. She suffered a broken hip.
2021-07-29	Kissimmee	Fl	Sherpa Delivery Direct, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking toward a house to deliver three boxes when she tripped on a bump in the concrete and landed on her right hand, resulting in three broken fingers.
2021-07-28	Mount Prospect	Il	Rauland	Lumbar region	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was loading boxes weighing 20-40 pounds into a cart to replenish supplies for a pad printing machine when they felt a pop in their lower back. The employee was hospitalized for a lower back injury.
2021-07-21	Blue Ash	Oh	Greenix Pest Control	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was filling bait boxes and tracking moles at customer sites. The employee began suffering dizziness and tunnel vision and was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration/heat stress.
2021-07-19	Kansas City	Mo	RadSource Imaging Technologies Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading boxes onto a truck when they fell from the ramp and struck the edge of the semi-trailer. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
2021-07-13	Painesville	Oh	Weaver Premium Meat Snacks	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were moving 60 lbs. boxes of beef in the freezer. One box fell on the injured employee's hand and amputated his thumb.
2021-06-28	Muskogee	Ok	O' Reilly Auto Parts	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a pallet jack to maneuver boxes of merchandise from a box van to a lift gate when the pallet began to roll and the jack handle pushed the employee off the lift gate, resulting in a possible broken ankle.
2021-06-25	Groveport	Oh	JS Products	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking stock in an aisle when she was struck by a 400-pound bundle of cardboard boxes that fell from 50 feet above her. The employee suffered injuries to her head, neck, back, and arms that required hospitalization.
2021-06-24	Fayetteville	Ar	Bill's Electric Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On June 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was on a scissor lift 20 feet high splicing wires together from a panel to the rooftop units inside junction boxes. The employee was shocked, causing him to fall out of the scissor lift onto the ground and resulting in contusions and bruising that required hospitalization.
2021-06-23	Houston	Tx	Circle Saw Builders Supply, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting a forklift operator in moving boxed materials weighing 259 pounds. One of two boxes fell from the elevated forks and landed on the employee's left leg, resulting in a lower leg fracture.
2021-06-15	Terrell	Tx	Walmart	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was taking boxes off a pallet and putting them on a top stock cart. She backed up while holding a box and tripped over another box and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2021-05-24	Wichita	Ks	HOMEWOOD SUITES	Scalp	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving several boxes of floor tile that were in front of a 2x2 piece of granite countertop. When he moved the last box, the countertop tipped over and struck him on top of the head and caused a laceration.
2021-05-18	Grand Island	Ne	CHIEF CONSTRUCTION	Cheek(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was replacing a roof panel. The employee fell through a hole to the ground and some boxes 20 feet below, suffering a broken cheekbone and lacerations.
2021-05-14	Tampa	Fl	DDS Lab	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying plastic boxes and tripped over a purse that was on the floor. She sustained an injury to femur and hip that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-05-12	Warminster	Pa	CRC INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED	Wrist(s)	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was packaging boxes on the gallon production line and moving them to a skid. While relocating a box of product to the skid, he felt a pull in his arm. He was hospitalized for a swollen right wrist.
2021-05-04	Fairless Hills	Pa	FedEx Freight	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee developed chest pain while lifting heavy boxes. The employee was hospitalized due to a pneumothorax.
2021-04-29	Coldwater	Oh	HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying one or two broken-down cardboard boxes when her caught got caught at the corner of a wooden pallet. She fell, breaking a bone just below the kneecap.
2021-04-26	Mogadore	Oh	Rubbermaid Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was removing boxes off the main conveyor when she tripped on boxes that were on the floor. The employee fell forward onto the ground and landed between the steps that lead to the raised pallet. The employee's right hip was fractured.
2021-04-21	Houston	Tx	Ferguson HVAC Supply	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was using a mobile ladder, gathering boxes from a storage rack. A forklift struck the ladder and the employee fell to the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered bleeding from the head, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-16	South Bay	Fl	Three G Trucking, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was about pack corn when his left ring finger was caught between the corn machine and the part of the machine that held boxes in place. His fingertip was amputated.
2021-04-14	Monroe	Wi	Colony Brands, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was taping boxes with a manual taper. The employee reached into the taping mechanism to pull a piece of tape off the machine. The taping mechanism cycled, causing the tape blade to lacerate and partially amputate the tip of the employee's right index finger and fingernail.
2021-03-29	Springfield	Il	Springfield Hospital, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Trip over an object without fall
On March 29, 2021, an employee was retrieving supplies from a shelf in the storeroom. The employee tripped over boxes on the floor and caught herself by grabbing the shelf, resulting in a fractured left shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-19	Cullman	Al	FirstFleet, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee opened the doors on a trailer. Bundled cardboard boxes fell out of the trailer and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur.
2021-03-18	New York	Ny	LiRo Group	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing a post-remediation inspection. As he looked up at metal beams, cross-members and columns with a flashlight, he fell through a floor opening onto a bunch of boxes (filled with filters) on the floor below. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-10	Vernon	Tx	TYSON REFRIGERATED PROCESSED MEATS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was pushing boxes through a tape machine when he suffered a back injury and fell, unable to feel his legs.
2021-03-10	Houston	Tx	Houston Methodist Hospital	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting boxes and strained their back.
2021-03-01	Monmouth	Il	Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
On March 1, 2021, an employee was retrieving a plastic spacer used to separate rows of boxes on a pallet. A floor jack bumped into a nearby stack of pallets, and a pallet struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures to the lower leg and ankle and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-02-26	Amarillo	Tx	International Paper Company	Pelvis	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was struck by a stack of corrugated boxes while operating a transfer car. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
2021-02-22	Bellefontaine	Oh	EWH Spectrum LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 22, 2021, an employee was walking in her work station when she bumped into some boxes. She fell, suffering a broken hip.
2021-02-17	Beaumont	Tx	JoAnn Stores LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working in the receiving room unpacking boxes when the employee tripped over a box. The employee fell to the concrete floor, sustaining a fractured hip.
2021-02-10	Springhill	La	International Paper	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking a unit load tag when he was struck by the boxes on an approaching forklift and fell to the ground, resulting in a left hip fracture.
2021-02-03	Orlando	Fl	Aspire Health Partners, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving boxes when their foot was stuck in-between a pallet. The employee fell and sustained a fractured ankle.
2021-01-23	Nampa	Id	Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Nampa	Brain	Overexertion in lifting, lowering
An employee was lifting and stacking fifty 44-pound lab reagent boxes. The employee experienced a subarachnoid bleed.
2021-01-19	Kennesaw	Ga	Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corporation	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
The injured employee was on the floor transferring boxes from one pallet located on the floor to another pallet located on the forks of his parked forklift. Another forklift operator was picking up boxes in close proximity to the injured employee. A third forklift operator maneuvered his forklift forward toward the injured employee's parked forklift pushing it slightly a few inches. The injured employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered abrasions and contusions to his legs, chest,
2020-10-20	Berwick	Pa	Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
On October 20, 2020, at approximately 7:35PM, an employee was placing boxes of bleach onto a conveyor system. The bottom of a box broke causing bottles of bleach to fall out. One bottle struck the conveyor and broke open splashing bleach into the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2020-10-19	Columbus	Oh	Saucy Brew Works	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping unload boxes from a box truck. The employee climbed onto the lift gate to grab a box then slipped and fell 3 to 4 feet to the pavement, hitting their head. It was raining at the time. The employee sustained lacerations and a fracture to the back of the skull, swelling of the brain, and a possible concussion.
2020-10-19	Dayton	Nj	Penske Logistics	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting boxes weighing approximately 36 pounds and felt pain in his stomach. He was hospitalized with a hernia.
2020-10-15	Vian	Ok	OBC Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut wood frame boxes, concrete forms, and 2x4 boards. The saw slipped while cutting the 2x4 and amputated the employee's left index, middle, and ring fingertips.
2020-10-11	Buzzards Bay	Ma	Ocean State Job Lot	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee experienced back pain after moving boxes.
2020-10-08	El Dorado	Ar	MJB Precision Wood Arkansas, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting boxes open with a box cutter. The box cutter sliced off the tip of one of the employee's fingers.
2020-10-01	Jamestown	Oh	Guess Brothers AG., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was cleaning out the warehouse and burning cardboard boxes in a burn pile. A box had a paint can inside which exploded onto the employee causing burns to the face and hands.
2020-09-23	Milwaukee	Wi	VRC Companies, LLC	Scalp	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a portable A-frame ladder while pulling boxes of records from a storage rack. The employee suffered contusions to the back of the head.
2020-09-22	Jacksonville	Fl	SanMar Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was loading boxes onto a trailer when a 40-pound box fell and landed on his right foot, resulting in amputation of his right toe.
2020-09-22	Pleasant Hills	Pa	Family Dollar	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was breaking down boxes. The employee tripped over a box and fell to the ground, suffering wrist and hip injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-22	Englewood	Co	Goodwill	Ankle(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was using a pallet jack to unload boxes of furniture from a trailer. A box of furniture was sitting on a pallet that was partially shattered. As the pallet was pulled, it completely shattered causing the furniture to fall onto the employee. The employee suffered displaced fractures to both bones in the right ankle.
2020-09-08	Ellijay	Ga	PDQ Manufacturing Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was putting bottles in boxes on a production line. A carton became lodged in the taping portion of the carton erector. He was trying to unjam the carton when it ripped, causing his right hand to pass over the cutting mechanism and the protective cover on the cutting blade to pull back. The blade cut off the tip of his middle finger.
2020-09-08	Henderson	Co	Liberty Oilfield Services Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was retrieving boxes from the roof of an interior lab/office. The employee fell through the roof approximately 10 feet to the floor below. The employee suffered a fractured left femur and patella as well as head lacerations.
2020-09-02	Cambridge	Oh	Encore Plastics Corporation	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting boxes weighing 27.8 lbs. to stack on a pallet and suffered a back strain.
2020-08-06	Garden City	Ga	Portside Cargo Services II, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While unloading boxes that contained hunting stands from a shipping container, an employee collapsed and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2020-08-03	Westminster	Co	Sprouts	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was crushing boxes in a bailer. The door came down and crushed the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation.
2020-07-20	Palestine	Texas	Sanderson Farms Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading and unloading boxes of chickens onto a freight elevator. The elevator's doors struck the employee, breaking both arms.
2020-07-01	Auburndale	Florida	Medline Industries Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading boxes on a conveyor when the employee's hand entered the moving parts, causing lacerations and crushing injuries.
2020-06-30	Pittston	Pennsylvania	Corning Lifesciences	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 30, 2020, at approximately 3:45 PM, a temporary employee picking orders in the warehouse was struck in the back of the neck by a stack of boxes that fell from stacked pallets. The employee sustained fractures to the back, ribs, and pelvis, requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-29	Idaho Falls	Idaho	Northwest Cosmetics Labs dba Elevation Labs	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had been folding boxes and walking back to the line when she fainted and hit her head on the concrete floor, suffering an internal head injury.
2020-06-20	West Lebanon	New Hampshir	BJ's Wholesale Club	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving boxes in a bakery freezer and stepped on a stack of two pallets. The employee lost balance and fell back, hitting their head and shoulder on a steel shelving unit.
2020-06-16	Dallas	Texas	DAP Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was training to pack boxes on the extruding line. While reaching for a lid, the employee's left pinky finger was caught in the slat conveyor. The left pinky fingertip was amputated to the first knuckle at the hospital.
2020-06-03	Linden	Alabama	Black Belt Community Foundation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was helping to load food boxes onto a school bus when he became overheated. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-01	Corning	New York	Reidman Companies	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was throwing appliance boxes over a third floor railing when the railing gave out and the employee fell approximately 24 feet to the ground. He experienced back pain and was not able to move his legs.
2020-05-26	East Windsor	New Jersey	PetFlow	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was crushed between an electric pallet jack and a forklift while moving boxes, suffering broken legs and a shattered pelvis.
2020-05-21	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Preferred Meal Systems, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was labeling palletized 20-pound boxes suspended on the forks of a forklift. The boxes fell on her, knocking her to the floor and breaking her femur.
2020-05-15	Ocala	Florida	Signature Brands, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On May 15, 2020, an employee was carrying empty carboard boxes to place them in a metal crate used to transport the cardboard. After placing the cardboard on the metal crate, she turned to walk away and her pant leg became caught on a piece of metal wire sticking out about 1 inch from the crate's corner. She then fell on the floor and fractured her left hip, requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-15	Margate	Florida	Fergus Enterprises	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
While carrying boxes filled with plumbing stock, an employee tripped and fell. His left elbow struck the floor and was shattered.
2020-05-13	Coppell	Texas	Uline, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck in the back by a falling bale of boxes.
2020-05-13	Decatur	Illinois	Decatur Foundry, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On May 13, 2020, an employee's left little finger was caught between a metal bale (a device used for lifting, carrying, and rolling boxes) and a pattern box with a sand core inside it. The fingertip was crushed, resulting in its amputation.
2020-04-28	Arcadia	Florida	WELLPATH LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was using a paint scaffold to reach boxes on an industrial shelf about 6-feet 4-inches high. A metal frame caught his foot, causing him to trip and fall onto a pipe. He suffered a broken pelvis, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.
2020-04-21	Newburgh	New York	Jetro Holdings LLC.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
To help move cardboard boxes, an employee used a lift machine to move the pallets storing the boxes. He exited the lift while it was still in motion and his hand was caught between the back of the lift and a yellow bin. He was hospitalized with a broken/bruised right thumb/palm.
2020-04-20	Carthage	Texas	Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes
An employee had been stacking boxes and started having chest pains. The employee was hospitalized and had cardiac related surgery.
2020-04-18	Fort Worth	Texas	FedEx	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading boxes onto a trailer. The conveyor belt caught the employee's left middle finger, partially amputating it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-16	Kenton	Ohio	Health Care Services Group Inc	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 16, 2020, an employee was walking when she tripped over broken down cardboard boxes and fell to the ground, injuring her shoulder. She was hospitalized.
2020-04-07	Orange Park	Florida	Transform Holdco	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While making boxes in the back room of the store, an employee tripped over the corner of a pallet that was on the ground and fell to the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken right hip.
2020-03-27	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Pratt Industries, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping replace plastic straps on a unit of corrugated boxes. He tripped on a plastic strap that had been removed during this process and fell to the floor, breaking the ball joint in his left hip.
2020-03-24	Butler	Pennsylvania	CMS West Subsidiary, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was burning excess cardboard boxes when a gust of wind blew the flames toward him. His shirt caught fire and he suffered second degree burns.
2020-03-14	Fort Myers	Florida	Walmart Supercenter	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to unload a truck when three boxes fell and struck him in the head. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-10	Saint Louis	Missouri	CLEAN-TECH COMPANY	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
After crushing boxes inside a dumpster, an employee was climbing out of the dumpster when something caught his trousers and caused him to fall. He landed against the metal edge of a nearby compactor table and suffered three broken ribs.
2020-03-07	Pensacola	Florida	Dillard's, Inc.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 7, 2020, an employee went to talk to a co-worker in a back office which is near a stock room/merchandise processing area. In that area, cardboard boxes are broken down and flattened so they can be removed from the area. Afterwards, she walked to the merchandise processing area, slipped on a cardboard box, and fell to the floor. She was hospitalized with a sprained knee and fractures to her left femur and hip.
2020-02-27	Green Cove Springs	Florida	Artemis Holdings, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A machine operator and his co-worker were removing the gear boxes (weighing between 300 and 400 pounds) from the roll mill machine. His co-worker was using the forklift with a lifting strap attachment to lift a gear box off of the roll mill machine to be serviced when another, unbolted gear box got caught on one of the forks of the forklift causing it to break free and moved towards the machine operator. The machine operator moved away from the flying gear box, fell to the ground, and hit his he
2020-02-26	Holyoke	Massachusett	Advantage Solutions	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was moving cereal boxes on shelves while on a step stool. The employee mis-stepped while descending the step stool and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip and injury to the left wrist and left leg.
2020-02-20	Sturtevant	Wisconsin	McLane Food Service	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was taking boxes of food down a ramp on a dolly. The employee fell, suffering a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-17	East Providence	Rhode Island	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the tail end of a trailer, taking boxes off a scissor lift that was against the trailer. The scissor lift moved and the employee fell about 5 feet to the ground between the end of the trailer and the lift. The employee suffered a head contusion, a lacerated right leg, and a broken right arm.
2020-02-15	Fort Worth	Texas	S.Y.B. Construction Co. Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was laying pipe when two of his fingers were pinched between two trench boxes. He suffered an amputation.
2020-02-13	Cranston	Rhode Island	Ocean State Job Lot	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was bent over, picking up stacks of boxes from the floor to put into a carriage. He picked up multiple boxes and turned and felt a pop in his back. He was hospitalized with a back strain.
2020-02-06	Saint Louis	Missouri	S & M Arnold	Leg(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a cart with manufacturing materials in boxes. The cart went over a cleanup hose and tipped over; the employee fell onto it, suffering a broken right leg.
2020-01-29	Missouri City	Texas	Walmart Supercenter #2505	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was putting merchandise on a mobile cart. As he was taking laundry baskets out of a box to put them on the cart, the cart moved and he tripped over one of the boxes and fell to the ground, breaking his left hip. He was hospitalized and had surgery.