DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-14SuwaneeGaABM - Facility ServicesForearm(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was blowing off debris and baking products from a conveyor belt using an air gun to prepare for the next production run. In the process of blowing off the conveyor belt, the air gun got caught in the belt, causing it to spin and strike the employee in the left arm. The employee suffered a fracture above their left wrist.
2021-10-18Van WertOhCooper Hatchery, Inc.Hand(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a metal rack and placing products onto it when their left hand was pinched between the rack and a post, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-10-09RochesterNyWegmans Food Markets, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was placing cases of products on pallets on a grocery shipping line. While he was between two pallets, adjusting a case on one of them, a pallet jack moved to pick up one of the pallets. The employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered a sprained ankle, two broken ribs, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-05Ponte Vedra BeachFlCavalier SpiritsMultiple body partsOther 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.
2021-10-02EnidOkBimbo Bakeries USAHead and trunkNonclassifiable
After backing up a truck to a receiving door to unload products, an employee was found unconscious near the rear of the truck. He had suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs on the left side, and a neck injury.
2021-09-29OrlandoFlHalperns Steak & Gary SeafoodFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat products on a bandsaw. Product bound up in the saw, causing the employee's left hand to contact the sawblade and resulting in amputation of the ring finger.
2021-09-26ManitowocWiKwik Trip IncHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a step stool to turn shelved products' labels to face forward and check the products' expiration date(s). As the employee stepped down from the stool, the employee's left leg caught the rubber covering the step. The employee's left hip struck the concrete floor in the resulting fall and was broken. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-21HerefordTxHereford Ethanol Partners LPFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to break up products that were clogged in the rotary valve of a grain bin dust collector. The collector partially amputated two fingers on the employee's left hand, up to the second knuckle.
2021-08-02HamiltonOhHamilton Rural King Supply, Inc.Foot (feet)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was on their hands and knees going through a pallet of products. A forklift backed into the employee, who suffered a broken foot.
2021-07-30HoustonTxSysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food SuppliesBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading food products for a customer when they began feeling lightheaded and disoriented, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration.
2021-07-30GreensburgPaDollar Tree, Inc.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
On 7/30/2021, an employee was stocking products on a top shelf when they fell off a step stool and landed on the floor, resulting in a right hip fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-07-15Delray BeachFlQuality Custom Distribution, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was delivering products to a store when they fell from the side of the trailer attached to the delivery truck, resulting in head injuries.
2021-07-08FargoNdMiller Insulation Co., Inc.Elbow(s)Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was installing pipes and ducts in an attic space. His elbow struck a metal frame and was injured.
2021-06-23HawthorneNjPremio Foods IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was grabbing products from a conveyor when his finger was caught in the ingoing nip point between the conveyor and the backstop resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-26CocoaFlWalmart, Inc.Foot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On May 26, 2021, an employee was driving a standup forklift taking products from the backroom to the produce area when the forklift hit a pole and then a pallet of wine causing her foot to be caught between the forklift and the pallet of wine. The employee suffered a broken left foot and was hospitalized.
2021-05-26Lees SummitMoCVS PharmacyHip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a step ladder moving products. While descending the ladder, the employee missed a step and fell striking the shelf and then the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2021-05-04Port WentworthGaOA Logistics Services, Inc.Foot (feet)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was verifying products in a facility when they were struck by a forklift that was backing up. The employee's foot was crushed beneath the forklift, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
2021-03-31West SenecaNyTops Markets, LLC #212BODY SYSTEMSExposure to other harmful substances
An employee was stocking shelves when they suffered an allergic reaction to nuts and cleaning products, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-03-31BeltonTxO'Reilly Auto PartsHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving products from the truck into the backroom of a retail store. She tripped over a box of product near a walkway aisle and fell on her left hip and leg. The employee sustained a broken left hip.
2021-03-27DevineTxWalmart Associates Inc.Knee(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee had been stocking products in an aisle and fell from a ladder cart. The employee's left knee was fractured and dislocated.
2021-03-10JasperTxCoburn Supply Company, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was using a manlift to pull products from a shelf. He fell from the manlift to the cement floor about 9 feet below, suffering fractures to the pelvis and shoulder.
2021-02-26TyronePaCCK, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing meat products down into an extrusion tunnel. The blades in the tunnel crushed and lacerated his index and middle fingers.
2021-02-19EnglewoodCoDairy Farmers of AmericaMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
On 2/19/2021, an employee was near the top of an extension ladder attempting to "blow out" a clogged milk line. There was ice on the floor where the ladder was standing. The ladder slipped on the ice, and the employee fell onto products/equipment, a concrete barrier pole, and the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left tibia, nose, left side ribs, and knee cap.
2021-02-15CantonMaQCDArm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the rear of a delivery trailer to the ground while moving products around preparing for delivery. The employee sustained a broken arm.
2021-02-03ArchbaldPaChewy, Inc.Thigh(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was picking products when she tripped and fell, resulting in a fractured left femur that required hospitalization.
2021-02-02DenverCoBoise Cascade Building Materials DistributionHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was banding wood products together. As he walked around to the other side of a bundle, he tripped and fell to the floor, breaking his hip.
2021-01-28Fairless HillsPaDelta/BJDS, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was cutting air ducts in the ceiling of a gymnasium from a manlift when the duct work broke loose and knocked over the manlift. The manlift and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in broken bones.
2020-10-12HoustonTxCanteen Vending ServicesMultiple trunk locationsFall on same level due to tripping over an object
While delivering vending machine products to a worksite, an employee's foot got caught in a dolly-cart that was leaning up against the inside of the box-truck. While attempting to get his foot unstuck the employee lost balance and fell, striking his ribs and spleen on the back opening-lip of the box-truck. He sustained three fractured ribs and a bruised spleen.
2020-10-09BudaTxThe Hershey CompanyAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was stocking shelves with chocolate products. The employee lifted a box weighing 20 to 30 pounds, and while twisting to put it on a shelf, he sustained an injury to organs in his lower right abdomen.
2020-08-17HempsteadNyPro Metal of NY CorpCranial regionCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending metal to make air ducts and the machine caught the employee's hair.
2020-08-03ColumbiaMoHarbor Freight Tools Store 242Lower leg(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was transferring products from a pallet to a non-motorized conveyor belt. While walking around the pallet, she tripped on one of its corners and fell to the ground, breaking her lower left leg.
2020-07-18SnowshoeWest VirginiSnowshoe Mountain, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using chemical cleaning products to unclog a sink drain when the employee inhaled the chemical mixture and suffered respiratory irritation.
2020-07-10Fort WorthTexasBarnscoUpper arm(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While delivering products an employee fell about 5 feet off the back of a truck bed and sustained a broken humerus.
2020-06-26South PasadenaFloridaWalmart, Inc.Knee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on spilled hair lotion while stocking products on shelves. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered a broken right knee.
2020-05-30GoldenColoradoMolsonCoors Beverage CoFinger(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 got stuck on low overhead ducts. As the employee tried to back up, his right hand was caught between the forklift's overhead cage and a duct. His little finger was amputated.
2020-05-23ProvidenceRhode IslandMcLane Company, Inc. Lower leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was rolling a fully loaded cart down a truck ramp to deliver products to a retail store when the cart struck the edge of the truck ramp, causing the load to shift forward and the employee to lose control of the cart. The employee then fell off the ramp to the ground below, breaking the left tibia.
2020-02-13SnellvilleGeorgiaThe TJX Companies, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was putting up products in the beauty department and slipped, landing on the countertop. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2020-02-11SpringTexasBeacon Roofing Supply, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
While delivering building products to a residential jobsite, an employee slipped and fell from a rooftop to the ground below. The employee sustained fractured vertebra and ribs and was hospitalized.
2020-02-01WalkerLouisianaThe Martin-Brower CompanyToes(s), toenail(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving pallets of products on the warehouse floor. While repositioning an electric pallet jack, her foot was pinned between the pallet jack and an empty pallet. She was hospitalized with lacerations and fractures to the first, fourth, and fifth toes, requiring surgery.
2020-01-05RochesterNew YorkWegman's Food MarketAnkle(s) and leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While stocking products in an aisle, an employee was descending a rolling ladder carrying a box when she missed the second step from the bottom and fell forward, catching her right foot on the bottom step and then impacting the floor. She was hospitalized and required surgery for a right lower leg/ankle fracture.
2019-09-12Baton RougeLouisianaKohls Department StoresBODY SYSTEMSBites and stings
An employee was bitten by an unknown bug while moving fixtures and products for merchandise setting, requiring hospitalization.
2019-09-09NewberryFloridaHogan Dedicated Service, LLC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading products from inside a truck trailer when he passed out in part due to the heat and hit his head on the ground. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-03HendersonColoradoWILLIAMS SCOTSMAN, INC.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving pre-finished door products into position for assembly when his right middle fingertip was caught and amputated between finished products.
2019-08-31ApopkaFloridaFinfrock Architecture and Engineering, Inc.Thigh(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed a stack of precast concrete products to place support pads onto the top edge of the top product. After placing the pads, he lost his grip and fell approximately 6' 8" from the stack onto the ground below, breaking his left femur.
2019-08-29MobileAlabamaGenesis Industrial Staffing Inc.Lower leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift operator was loading chicken products onto a crane going to a vessel's freezer area when he struck an employee who was on the dry dock. The forklift's fork punctured the injured employee's right calf and pinned the employee between the forklift and a wood pier piling on the dock.
2019-08-26JacksonvilleFloridaCore and Main LPFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift with a pallet full of products into a storage container when he put his left foot against the inside wall of the storage container. The forklift then moved, causing his left foot to be caught between the container's wall and forklift. He suffered multiple fractures to his left foot and ankle. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-12Winter ParkFloridaPUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.BrainStruck by or caught in swinging door or gate
As an employee was exiting a restroom (pushing forward on a hinged door that opens outward), another employee was pulling a pallet of products past the restroom door. The door hit the pallet and then bounced back and hit the employee in the head. The employee suffered a head injury.
2019-07-27Elm MottTexasTexas Concrete PartnersFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing dunnage for the setting of concrete products. The employee's hand was on top of the dunnage when the product was placed, pinching the employee's finger between the dunnage and the product. As a result, the employee's left index fingertip had to be amputated at the nail.
2019-07-17TampaFloridaResidential Acoustics LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was manufacturing acoustic panels with fiberglass products. The employee was cutting a panel with a table saw when his right pinky finger contacted the saw blade. The finger was amputated below the second knuckle, and was later reattached.
2019-06-18IndianolaMississippiDollar General Leg(s)Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was using a motorized pallet jack to load products when she stepped off the motorized pallet jack and accidentally pulled the throttle handle. The pallet jack then backed into her leg and broke it.
2019-05-20TopekaKansasRESERS FINE FOODSChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was palletizing finish good products. When he turned towards the pallet while holding a package, he tripped on the corner of the pallet and fell to the floor resulting in fractured ribs.
2019-05-08DentonTexasSysco North TexasFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A delivery driver slipped while walking on wet concrete and fell, landing on his right side. The driver's hand cart, loaded with food products, fell and amputated the driver's right middle finger.
2019-05-06LakelandFloridaSADDLE CREEK CORPORATIONToes(s), toenail(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was securing a trailer to the dock to unload products. The employee engaged the dock lock and extended the manual dock plate. The plate did not go down when the employee stepped on it. The employee then used a stand-up lift to lower the plate. The employee backed the lift towards the dock and his left foot was caught between the stand-up lift and the dock plate. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to his left toe requiring surgery.
2019-04-02WebbAlabamaQualico Steel Company, Inc. Lower leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had just finished loading metal products onto a flatbed trailer and was attempting to egress the flatbed trailer by stepping on the frame of an adjacent machine when the employee fell approximately 3 to 4 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones (including a compound fracture) to the left tibia and fibula.
2019-02-21Deer ParkTexasEADS Distribution, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on piping products using a flanging and finishing machine. His left hand was caught between the jaws of the machine and the product, causing the dislocation/fracture of the middle and index fingers.
2019-02-05Altamonte SpringsFloridaThe Home Depot USA Inc.Ankle(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a 9-step ladder to pack down dryer ducts. As she was descending the ladder, she missed the bottom step and fell, breaking her ankle.
2019-01-14Green BayWisconsinAir Quality Specialists, Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level
An employee lost balance and fell from the third rung from the top of an 8-foot portal ladder while positioning air ducts in a drop ceiling. The employee contacted the concrete floor and suffered a head injury.
2019-01-09Boca RatonFloridaUS Foods, INCFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Fall, slip, trip
An employee slipped and sustained injuries to her right foot/ankle while selecting products in the freezer.
2018-09-24JacksonvilleFloridaAmazon.com.DEDA, LLCNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using an order picker to place products onto a warehouse rack/shelf. The employee stepped out of the operator's platform and was struck on the head and face by two falling boxes. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured sinus cavity.
2018-09-05HoustonTexasCardinal Health, LLCThigh(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving products from one pallet to another when the employee's shoe lace was caught on the corner of a pallet, causing the employee to trip and fall to the floor. The employee fractured the right femur.
2018-08-28MiltonNew YorkEthan Allen Personnel GroupAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning an area in and around a heavy piece of equipment (machine removes products from a pallet and moves them to a conveyor belt) when the machinery lowered and crushed him, causing abdominal/internal injuries. The machinery was in motion at the time of the incident.
2018-08-14Clifton ParkNew YorkUS Foods, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was operating a hand cart and delivering food products down a staircase when his finger was pinched between the stairwell and the hand cart, crushing and lacerating his finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-07-02ZanesvilleOhioDollar General Distribution CenterLower leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in the inbound operation area checking products coming in when a forklift hit the employee's left foot. The employee's leg was amputated below the knee, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-05-25PittsburghPennsylvaniaWaste Management-Pittsburgh Greenstar RecyclingShoulder(s) and backOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pulling a piece of plastic off a bale of paper products at a loading dock. As the plastic broke free, he lost his balance and fell through the chain across the dock, landing on the ground about 2.5 to 3 feet below. He suffered multiple fractures to his shoulder and lower back.
2018-05-21MerrickNew YorkConsolodated Electrical Distributors, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading products from a company vehicle. While lifting the rear gate, the employee's left hand was caught in the lift mechanism, amputating the middle and ring fingertips.
2018-05-03HattiesburgMississippiSaddle Creek LogisticsLeg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was inventorying products when a forklift struck her, fracturing her left leg.
2018-04-13BuffaloNew YorkUS Foods - Buffalo DivisionNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working in the back of his delivery vehicle (a tractor trailer) pulling a pallet of food products onto the lift gate of his trailer. As he pulled the pallet to the liftgate, he fell approximately 4 feet from the lift gate to the blacktop street below.
2018-03-16ClaxtonGeorgia Crider Claxton LLCForearm(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up reach truck while pulling products (order) from a racking system. As he reversed the stand-up reach truck, his left forearm was caught between a metal storage rack and the body of the reach truck, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-01-25FreeportTexasBraskem America, Inc. NonclassifiableExplosion
Two employees were performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the B side of a reactor catalyst feed system when the tubing failed on the A side and caused an explosion of hydrocarbon products. Both employees received thermal burns and were hospitalized.
2018-01-11Fort WorthTexasThe Kroger Co. Hip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a step stool to ensure products were stacked neatly on a shelf when the employee missed the last step on the step stool and fell to the ground, fracturing the right hip.
2018-01-08MundeleinIllinoisPerishable Distributors of IowaWrist(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
While delivering products to a customer, an employee slipped on snow/ice in the customer's parking lot and broke a wrist, requiring surgery.
2017-10-06JacksonvilleFloridaBaker Distributing, LLC.ForeheadNonclassifiable
An employee was placing products on a bottom rack and grabbing his calculator from the top of a box when he blacked out and lacerated his forehead, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
2017-09-26Fish CreekWisconsinUS Foods, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On September 26, 2017, an employee became dizzy, disoriented, and lightheaded due to heat stress while delivering food service products. He was hospitalized.
2017-09-18Crystal LakeIllinoisTC Industries, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On September 18, 2017, at approximately 11:55 p.m., employees were re-installing furnace ducts after replacing the duct rollers. The injured employee was working from an unguarded service platform located about 6 to 7 feet above the adjacent floor level when he fell and struck his lower back against a guardrail that was temporarily placed below the service platform. He fractured his vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2017-09-09Saint MarysPennsylvaniaLedvance, LLCHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was inspecting finished lightbulb products in a cardboard box at an inspection station. The inspection station was on a work platform that is 33 inches wide, 8 feet long, and 9 inches high. The employee finished inspecting the parts in the cardboard box and turned to go get another cardboard box full of light bulbs. As she turned to step off the platform, she fell to the ground and injured her hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-09-07Pleasant PrairieWisconsinLazer Spot, Inc.Neck, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was delivering a load to a company. When he opened his truck trailer doors, he was struck by falling pallets with products on them. He suffered hand and neck lacerations and a cervical neck injury that required hospitalization.
2017-08-28Daytona BeachFloridaWerner Enterprises, Inc.SkullOther fall to lower level
An employee was unloading products from a trailer when he fell off the trailer's lift gate to the ground, fracturing his skull. He was hospitalized.
2017-08-13Lake ForestIllinoisNorthwestern Lake Forest HospitalFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was putting products away when her scooter struck the edge of a sink and tipped over. She put her foot down as the scooter tipped, and her right foot and ankle were fractured, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-05BottineauNorth DakotaWalmart SupercenterLeg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell from a ladder while stocking products in a cooler, suffering serious leg injuries.
2017-08-04Eau ClaireWisconsinJ&D Manufacturing, Inc. Foot (feet)Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On August 4, 2017, at about 10:30 a.m., an employee was operating a forklift while pulling products from shelves. When the employee was stepping off the lift, it accelerated, causing her foot to become stuck between a rack and the lift. She suffered a fractured foot.
2017-07-12BaldwinsvilleNew YorkMcLane Eastern Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a back injury while lifting/moving products in the warehouse, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-05MadisonAlabamaTarget CorporationLeg(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.
2017-06-25JacksonvilleFloridaFedex Supply ChainFoot (feet)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A temporary employee was gathering products to be placed on a pallet jack when he walked to another aisle and was hit by a forklift, lacerating his foot. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-10Dodge CityKansasNATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. L.P.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was packaging products into boxes on a conveyor line when the employee's hand slipped between the conveyor belt and a broken guard, de-gloving the ring finger down to the base of the nail which was then amputated.
2017-05-04ZephyrhillsFloridaOldcastle Inc.Hand(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing products that had fallen onto a reflector plate when a concrete matt log edger struck the employee's hand, crushing it. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.
2017-05-04OregonOhioMEIJER STORES LIMITED PARTNERSHIPHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On May 4, 2017, an employee was stocking shelves when the employee tripped on the shopping cart containing products to be stocked. The employee fell to the ground and fractured the left hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-05-01Kansas CityMissouriHallmark Cards Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to make prototype and merchandise products when the saw amputated the employee's left index finger.
2017-04-17LovelandOhioMainstream Heating & CoolingHead and trunkOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing HVAC ducts, fainted and fell approximately 10 feet injuring his head and back.
2017-04-01BlairNebraskaFrito-Lay, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a wheeler with products from a truck. The employee went back into the truck to organize, moved toward the back of the vehicle, and then fell 33 inches to the ground, suffering back and leg injuries.
2017-03-24Sand LakeFloridaSutter Roofing Company of FloridaMultiple head locationsFall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was leaving a roof where he was laying insulation when he fell 35 feet through an uncovered hole. He hit several air ducts on the way down and sustained head lacerations, requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-21KreamerPennsylvaniaWood-Mode, IncorporatedFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a multiple spindle drilling machine to make stiles for wood products when the pneumatic hold-down came down on her right ring finger and amputated the fingertip to the first joint.
2017-02-15SmithtonPennsylvaniaBlack & VeatchFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a Lull operator offload crates of switch gear from a truck when one crate became caught on another. The Lull operator then tilted the forks down. The products slid down and pinched the employee's right fingertip, amputating it.
2017-01-13AtlantaGeorgiaAdvance Design & PackagingMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee suffered chemical burns to the arms, back, chest and legs when LBX-106 splashed onto the employee as the employee was preparing to mix products.
2016-10-05HawthorneNew JerseyPremio Foods IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was packaging meat products and attempted to dislodge a package caught in the conveyor. The chain-driven conveyor belt then amputated the employee's fingertip.
2016-09-28StuttgartArkansasDelta Plastics Of The South LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was monitoring the production conveyor to remove defective products from production. While he was pulling a large piece of plastic off the conveyor, the piece of plastic fell into the equipment. The plastic started making a loud noise, so the employee attempted to remove it. His hand was then pulled into the equipment's wheel area. His right thumb and index finger had to be partially amputated. The guard was in place at the time.
2016-09-27SummerfieldFloridaOrlando Steel Enterprises, IncBrainNonclassifiable
On September 27, 2016, an employee was using a forklift to load products on a truck. He either fell off the forklift or the truck and suffered a head injury, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-16Boca RatonFloridaSnell Air Conditioning, Inc.Multiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On or about 9/16/2016, an employee was performing demolition work by cutting away metal ducts when suddenly the duct fell to where the employee was on a 12-foot ladder, knocking the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a tailbone.
2016-09-12Fernandina BeachFloridaPerformance Food Group, Inc.Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving products around for scanning when he slipped and fell off the back of the trailer fracturing the right shoulder.
2016-08-22Saint MarysOhioKroger #910 St. MarysHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was getting cleaning supplies from a storage area and was using a short step stool to reach products on elevated shelving. He fell while getting down from the step stool, injuring his hip and requiring surgery.
2016-08-22WampumPennsylvaniaDoren, Inc.Multiple head locationsCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine that had molds used to form concrete products. When he attempted to remove built-up product from the mold, he was struck by the moving mold. He suffered a broken nose and head laceration, requiring hospitalization.