Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Euharlee	Ga	International Fire Protection, Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift came around a corner and ran over an employee who was hydrotesting fire hoses. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs, a possible broken arm, and a possible spine fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-17	Denver	Co	Granite World of Colorado LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was about to clean a 2,500-pound part from a CNC router. A forklift was preparing to lift the part so its underside could be cleaned. As the forklift adjusted position, it knocked over the part, which tipped onto the employee's leg below the knee. The employee's leg was crushed.
2021-11-17	Dallas	Tx	Estes Express Lines, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating and test-driving a forklift. The forklift struck a low metal post and overturned. The employee suffered a broken left leg, a dislocated left shoulder, a back hematoma, and a right foot laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-11-17	Tulsa	Ok	Lektron Branding Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a mast guard from a forklift to repair several bends in the guard. While removing the bolts on the guard, the guard fell and crushed the employee's right middle and ring fingers.
2021-11-16	San Antonio	Tx	Crown Lift Trucks	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was delivering forklift parts to a battery manufacturer when he misstepped and fell to the ground while exiting the van. The employee sustained a left tibia fracture and a dislocated knee.
2021-11-16	White	Ga	TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse. His left leg was caught and broken between the forklift and a metal pallet rack.
2021-11-15	Meadville	Pa	Channellock, Inc.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping to install a forging hammer sow block. He was standing near the hammer and guiding a forklift operator who was manipulating the suspended block. The employee was directing the forklift backward to realign the block and had his hand on top of timber that was connected to the load strap. As the block was coming out, it contacted the bottom of the hammer and caused the timber to rotate. The employee's hand was crushed between the timber and the forklift tine.
2021-11-15	Fort Worth	Tx	Americold Logistics	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was using a forklift to retrieve pallets to load a trailer. As the employee came through a door, another forklift's forks entered the compartment of the employee's own vehicle. The employee's foot was injured.
2021-11-12	Bronx	Ny	BACO ENTERPRISES, INC.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was standing at his desk. A forklift operator made a sharp turn and struck the employee, crushing him between the desk and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured hip.
2021-11-12	Merritt Island	Fl	IVEY'S CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a skid forklift, which collided with another forklift. The employee sustained multiple injuries.
2021-11-12	Mount Sterling	Il	DOT FOODS, INC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in a warehouse next to a pallet, waiting for someone to get a pallet of product for him. A forklift struck the employee and crushed his leg.
2021-11-11	Charleroi	Pa	Fourth Street Barbeque Packing Division	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A forklift backed into an employee's leg. The employee fell forward, and the forklift then rolled over her leg. She suffered a broken and dislocated ankle.
2021-11-11	Fairburn	Ga	US Foods, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
An employee operating an electric pallet jack went to turn in an aisle at the same time a forklift operator carrying empty pallets was turning into the aisle. The pallet jack and the forklift collided and a piece of wood from the pallets got stuck in the employee's left calf, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-11-10	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across a cargo unloading pad when a forklift backed into her. She suffered a head injury and lost consciousness.
2021-11-10	West Mifflin	Pa	Eby-Brown	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift trainer was teaching another employee how to use a stand-on powered pallet jack. The trainee backed up the powered pallet jack, then moved it forward. It pinned the trainer's leg against a guardrail, causing a compound fracture.
2021-11-09	Bensenville	Il	Axis Warehouse, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on a loaded forklift to stabilize the load. The employee fell to the ground and was injured. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-08	Bearden	Ar	Anthony Timberlands, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee and a co-worker were removing forks from an unused forklift in order to remove the fork positioners. They removed a pin from the fork and it shifted and swung toward the employee. The employee attempted to jump over the fork, but it struck his foot mid-air, resulting in fractured bones on the top of his foot.
2021-11-08	Braselton	Ga	Uline, Inc.	Head	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking near a staging area when they were struck by a forklift carrying a load of boxed product, resulting in a bruise to their head and a laceration to their head that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-07	Hazleton	Pa	Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-11-06	Pasadena	Tx	Multi-Chem Group, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was staging stainless steel totes on a loading dock ramp. He got off a forklift and walked in front to retrieve a cone when the forklift rolled forward, pinning him against the tote and resulting in a collapsed lung.
2021-11-04	Oberlin	Oh	Green Circle Growers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2021-11-03	Sioux Falls	Sd	A & B Business, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An A&B Business Solutions employee was standing on the forks of a forklift about 12 feet in the air. He stepped off the forks onto a wood pallet, then slipped and fell to the floor. He suffered two broken ribs and a crushed disk in the lower back and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-11-02	Arcadia	Wi	Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC.	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
On November 2, 2021, an employee was operating a front-riding pallet jack. While making a U-turn, the pallet jack collided with the right tine of a forklift. The employee suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized.
2021-11-02	Aurora	Co	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift while speaking with another employee. The employee was hospitalized for a left leg fracture.
2021-11-02	Atlanta	Ga	CEVA Logistics	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was starting up a forklift. When it powered up, it ran over his left foot.
2021-11-01	Scottsbluff	Ne	R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was signaling to a forklift operator on a flat car unloading steel beams. The load shifted on the car and the employee fell off the car, resulting in neck vertebrae fractures.
2021-11-01	Buda	Tx	Architectural Surfaces	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was on the back of a lowboy trailer, guiding a 500-pound stone slab as it was offloaded from the trailer using a forklift with a boom and a stone lifter/slab clamp. The stone slipped out of the lifter and pushed the employee off the trailer, then fell on the employee's right leg just above the ankle. The employee suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Albany	Ga	Chep Services, LLC	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing by a parked truck. A forklift swerved to miss the truck as it backed up and struck the employee, pinning him against the truck. His right knee was crushed and he was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Morton	Il	Yinlun TDI LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Stacks of sheet steel weighing up to 2600 pounds were received from a supplier incorrectly oriented on wood slats. Employees were orienting the steel sheets to align correctly with the tubing line machine. Employee 1 was on the ground placing 2x4 lumber under the stacks of steel. Employee 2 was operating a forklift. Employee 2 placed the forks under the stacks of steel and lifted for clearance. Employee 1 placed the 2x4 under the stacks of steel in the correct orientation. Once the steel was low
2021-10-28	Lubbock	Tx	SIMFLO, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At about 3:00 p.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was on a work platform, which had been raised by a forklift 8-10 feet off the floor so he could access the control box for an overhead door that had stopped working. A door on the platform swung open and the employee fell backward to the floor, landing on the back left side of his body. He suffered six broken ribs on the left side and was hospitalized.
2021-10-28	Marietta	Pa	Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on top of a wooden skid, bending over and pulling up on plastic straps wrapped around a bundle of cardboard (so that a forklift could slide its forks under the bundle. The straps snapped and the employee fell backward onto the concrete floor. He suffered a compression fracture to a lower-back vertebra.
2021-10-28	Fort Worth	Tx	Fort Worth F&D Head Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were replacing a seal on a press machine. A maintenance employee was using a forklift to raise/lift the seal while the injured employee was standing on a ladder using a piece of angle iron as leverage to replace the seal. As the maintenance employee lifted the forks of the forklift to seat the seal in place, the injured employee's left middle finger was caught between the seal and the angle iron, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-28	East Point	Ga	MAINFREIGHT	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On October 28, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift with attached freight. The forklift drove over a lip ramp and the freight moved slightly. The employee exited the forklift and was trying to stabilize the freight when the freight fell over and caught the employee's left hand against the floor. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
2021-10-28	Summit Argo	Il	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg struck a trailer. He suffered two broken bones in the leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-28	Tinton Falls	Nj	Mazza Recycling	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. It lurched forward, and his left hand was crushed between it and a column. His index and middle fingers were amputated.
2021-10-27	Archbald	Pa	Simona America Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee dismounted their forklift and walked around the front when they tripped and fell over the forks, resulting in a right hip contusion that required hospitalization.
2021-10-27	Springfield	Pa	BJ's Wholesale Club	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a forklift to pull down a pallet from a steel rack. A bulb fell from a light fixture and made contact with the forklift, startling the employee and resulting in the control handle getting pulled back, which caused the employee's left hand to get caught between the cabin and the steel racking. The employee's left little finger was amputated.
2021-10-27	Tamuning	Gu	S.P.E. (GUAM), INC.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking from the office out to the warehouse when their right hand was caught between the wall and an electric forklift, resulting in broken bones.
2021-10-26	Tyler	Tx	Target Distribution Center	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing out of a trailer while operating a stand-up forklift. She contacted a dock plate and suffered broken bones in her left foot.
2021-10-26	Granite City	Il	TOTALL METAL RECYCLING, INC.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was overseeing unloading and receiving at the docks. The employee walked over to address a forklift operator when a skid steer backed out of a trailer and struck the employee, pinning him between the forklift and the skid steer and resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-10-26	Hutchins	Tx	Kenco Logistics Services	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving down an aisle on a stand-up forklift and collided with another stand-up forklift, resulting in a fractured left foot.
2021-10-26	Brookhaven	Ms	Walmart Distribution Center	Hand(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was working on a forklift and removing a pulley that holds a hydraulic line. The mast of the forklift came down on his right hand resulting in partial amputation of the hand.
2021-10-26	Delaware	Oh	Jegs Automotive, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift. They stepped off the forklift to keep from hitting a co-worker and the forklift tire ran over their left foot. The employee sustained a fractured hallux and degloving injury to the left foot.
2021-10-25	Leola	Pa	Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was adjusting pallets in a trailer. A forklift moved forward, pinning the employee's right leg above the ankle against the pallets. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to the ankle.
2021-10-23	Churchville	Ny	American Packaging Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was in a warehouse, picking up a horizontal roll of paper (weighing 2,000-3,000 pounds) using a forklift. The roll fell from the forklift's clamp and began moving toward a wall. The employee dismounted the forklift and was struck by the roll on the front of the left leg. The leg was broken below the knee and above the ankle.
2021-10-22	Corpus Christi	Tx	Berry Contracting, L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was dumping a self-dumping forklift hopper attached to a forklift. When the hopper rolled forward, it lifted the hopper skid off the forks and caused the skid to slide back, pinching the employee's left index fingertip between the skid and the fork of the lift. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-22	Sycamore	Il	Ideal Industries, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At 9:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift at a loading dock. The face of the forklift pinned her left leg and foot against a guardrail in front of a charging station, breaking bones in the lower leg.
2021-10-21	Jonesboro	Ar	Delta Materials Handling	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing under the slip sheet attachment of a forklift, which was raised in the air as the employee installed a lift chain. The push-pole attachment fell on the employee and resulted in severe injuries to the shoulder, back, legs, and hip. The employee was hospitalized.
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
2021-10-21	Katy	Tx	Dyna Drill Technologies LLC	Foot (feet)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift when it passed over a fiberglass grate and fell into a water capture pit below, tipping sideways. The employee's leg was pinched between the grate and the forklift, and the employee suffered three broken bones in the left foot.
2021-10-20	Schuyler	Ne	Cargill Meat Solutions Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was in the process of removing a label from a combo. The employee moved to get out of the way of a forklift when the rear of the forklift contacted the combo and the employee's left hand was caught between the combo and the forklift. The employee suffered an open fracture to the distal left phalanx and to the thumb.
2021-10-18	Branchburg	Nj	Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift ran over an employee's foot resulting in a crushing injury.
2021-10-18	Kansas City	Ks	Peerless Manufacturing and Engineering	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A forklift was pushing a driveshaft into a block of wood that was being held by the injured employee. The employee's right middle finger slipped and the fingertip was crushed resulting in amputation.
2021-10-17	Catarina	Tx	JK Red Dirt Rentals, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was preparing to set a blowout preventer (which was being lifted on a forklift's forks) onto a frac tree. The blowout preventor slid off the forks and pinned the employee to a grate.
2021-10-14	Rockford	Il	Cincinnati Tool Steel	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On October 14, 2021, an employee was moving a steel roll (about 8 inches in diameter, 155 inches long, and 2,500-3,000 pounds in weight) off a saw onto a forklift. The roll fell about 3-4 feet, landing on his foot and lacerating and fracturing it.
2021-10-14	Ocala	Fl	AAA Cooper Transportation	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was using a forklift to unload trailers at a dock. The forklift fell from the dock to the ground. The employee suffered a back injury.
2021-10-14	Pearland	Tx	Sunstate Equipment	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
At about 11:30 a.m. on October 14, 2021, an employee was guiding a forklift as it loaded 16-foot metal shoring plates (weighing 720 pounds each) onto the back of a truck. One of the plates began to slide off the forks of the forklift and struck the employee on the back of the leg, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-10-13	Lancaster	Pa	Greiner Industries, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping as a forklift turned over a load of steel rails. The load shifted and hit the employee's left leg, breaking the tibia and the fibula.
2021-10-11	Quincy	Il	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a forklift to place a die into equipment when the die slipped off the forks and crushed the employee's right hand, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-10-11	Orlando	Fl	DPR Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing rigging hooks on a rebar mat to be lifted by a forklift. The rebar mat became stuck and when the employee went to free the mat, it suddenly came loose and pinched his left middle finger between two rebar mats, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration that required hospitalization.
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.
2021-10-11	Wisconsin Dells	Wi	Chula Vista, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was repositioning the forks on a rough terrain forklift. His hand slipped and the forks crushed his left middle finger. The finger was medically amputated.
2021-10-10	Duncan	Ok	Dollar Tree, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee driving a forklift and struck a parked forklift. The employee's left ankle was pinned between the two forklifts, resulting in three fractures.
2021-10-10	Mckinney	Tx	Encore Wire Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with a steel storage rack system. His right hand was pinned between the shelves and the forklift's overhead guard, and he suffered fingertip amputations.
2021-10-09	El Campo	Tx	United Agricultural Cooperative Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee collided with a forklift while turning around. The employee suffered a broken left ankle/foot/kneecap, as well as swelling to the right ankle.
2021-10-07	Laredo	Tx	Love's Truck Solutions - Distribution Center	Leg(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
The injured employee was using a forklift to move scrap tires into a warehouse and place them into a scrap trailer. Water spilled from the scrap tires onto the warehouse floor. While driving back toward the loading dock, the forklift's brakes were activated and the tires slid on the water. The forklift spun and struck two co-workers, knocking them approximately 4 feet off the dock. The forklift fell off the dock and landed on the injured employee's right thigh, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-10-07	Santa Ana	Ca	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working with a forklift when their leg got caught in the forklift, causing the employee to fall and suffer a head injury.
2021-10-07	Houston	Tx	Crane Worldwide Logistics	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was using a forklift to extract a pallet from an overhead rack. The truck's forks fell onto the employee.
2021-10-06	Forest Park	Ga	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was assisting in putting a chain back on the roller of a standup forklift. When the chain moved, the employee's gloved hand got caught in the chain, resulting in amputation of the right little finger.
2021-10-06	Haines City	Fl	STANDARD TRUSS & ROOF SUPPLY, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to secure a load onto a trailer when their left ring finger was caught between lumber and the forks of a forklift. Their left ring fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-06	Omaha	Ne	Omaha Printing Company	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing an electrical box from a bailer. As they lowered the box to the ground using the forklift, personnel basket, and a come-along, they needed to adjust the load to get it to the floor. As the employee adjusted the come-along, the load shifted and the employee's wrist was caught between the basket and the box, resulting in a broken ulna and torn tendon.
2021-10-04	Grand Prairie	Tx	Laticrete International Inc	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
A forklift operator stepped off a forklift as it was stopping. When he tried to step back onto it, it struck and injured his foot.
2021-10-04	Newark	Ar	Atlantic Plant Maintenance, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
On October 4, 2021, at 8:20 a.m., two employees were using a hand pallet jack to move a trash dumpster to a crane bay. At the base of the trash hopper, there are two slots and a skid that allow a forklift to move the dumpster. Between the slots is a small metal pedal that allows the dumpster to slide forward. The employees attempted to insert the pallet jack under the skid, but the metal pedal was obstructing the forks of the pallet jack. Employee 1 reached down to lift and hold the pedal into p
2021-10-02	El Paso	Tx	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee parked a forklift inside a trailer while unloading freight. The employee was adjusting deck bars loaded with freight when a deck bar and freight fell, knocking the employee into the forklift blades. The employee sustained a fractured jaw and lacerations on their mouth; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-01	Mobile	Al	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift on an assembly line while a co-worker operated a layer picker. The forklift was struck by the layer picker attachment, causing it to fall over. The employee suffered four broken toes, damage to their big toe nail, and soft tissue damage to the big toe.
2021-10-01	Kingsville	Mo	STAHL SPECIALTY COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On September 1, 2021, an employee was using a forklift to empty hoppers. The employee inhaled dust and fumes from the molten metal and was hospitalized.
2021-10-01	Sioux Falls	Sd	Limoges Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding a concrete power trowel into the back of a pickup truck. The trowel was being lifted by a chain attached to a forklift. As the trowel was being lowered into the pickup truck by the forklift, the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the trowel handle and the side of the pickup truck bed, resulting in an amputation with no bone loss.
2021-09-30	Mount Vernon	Tx	Lowe's Regional Distribution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a steering unit on a forklift. As he was lowering the jack, his right ring finger was caught between the lift and steering assembly, resulting in an injury that required surgery.
2021-09-30	Pompano Beach	Fl	Omicron Supplies, LLC	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was helping a forklift move a stone slab. The forklift ran over the employee's left foot, breaking it.
2021-09-30	Chambersburg	Pa	Bowhead Integrated Support Services	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking alongside a forklift on his way to the exit door when the forklift turned and impacted the employee, resulting in a fractured hip.
2021-09-29	Harmony	Pa	Palmer Donavin	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
A truck driver was unloading material with a forklift when the forklift struck a pole and a piece of piping used to support the canvas covering on the load struck the employee, causing a concussion.
2021-09-29	Geismar	La	Zachry Industrial Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian vehicular incident
A Zachry Industrial employee was pushing a cart up a walkway. A forklift struck the employee as it finished turning around, its back right wheel hitting the employee's left foot and causing multiple fractures.
2021-09-28	Greeley	Co	JBS	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving pallets of product from a cooler when their leg got caught between a forklift and a product rack, resulting in a laceration and left tibia fracture.
2021-09-28	Hailey	Id	Wilson Construction, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was nailing sheer wall while approximately 8 feet above the ground in the bucket lift of a forklift. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, resulting in a back injury and a gash on their head.
2021-09-27	Denver	Co	Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was using a forklift to unload containers from a truck. The forklift had to be pulled out of the trailer by another vehicle using a tow strap. As the employee was removing the tow strap, the other vehicle backed up, and the employee's forearm was pinned between the forklift and the truck. The employee suffered a contusion to the forearm.
2021-09-27	El Paso	Tx	Alliance Riggers & Constructors LTD	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was waiting for rigged up material to be taken away by the crane. A second employee lifted rebars with a forklift. Some rebars were under an H-type steel beam weighing 2500 lbs. and when lifted they tipped the steel beam over on to another beam next to it in a domino effect motion. The beam struck the injured employee and fractured both lower legs.
2021-09-24	West Jefferson	Oh	Joann OMNI Distribution Center	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 24, 2021, at 8:50 a.m., an employee was driving a stand-up forklift when the forklift collided with palletized material. The employee's left foot was crushed under the lift, resulting in multiple toe amputations.
2021-09-24	San Marcos	Tx	HEB Distribution Center	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift carrying a raised load. The forklift struck a structure above it in a warehouse. It fell over and landed on the employee, who suffered a laceration to an artery in the inner thigh.
2021-09-23	Coronado	Ca	Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee who had descended a co-worker's forklift was knocked to the ground by the forklift's counterweight as it drove away. The left-rear tire of the forklift ran over the employee's lower right leg, resulting in a laceration.
2021-09-23	Lafitte	La	Jefferson Propeller Repair & Sales, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was delivering a load at a customer site when he lost balance and fell onto a forklift. The employee sustained injuries to his back and hands.
2021-09-22	Groveport	Oh	LaserShip	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
On September 22, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift inside a truck when the truck pulled away, causing the forklift to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury.
2021-09-22	Pasadena	Tx	Clariant Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking on a designated walkway, a Clariant employee was struck by a construction forklift that was en route to pick up cylinders. The employee sustained soft tissue damage to their lower right leg.
2021-09-22	Miamitown	Oh	Gateway Concrete Forming Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift. The forklift skidded on wet concrete while turning and stuck a skid of material. The employee's left arm was caught and fractured between the forklift and the skid.
2021-09-21	Zanesville	Oh	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 21, 2021, an employee was unloading a truck using a forklift when the dock plate popped up. The employee's foot was caught between the dock plate and the forklift, and the big toe was amputated.
2021-09-21	Stennis Space Center	Ms	Syncom Space Services, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a forklift and opened the door to access the battery bank. As the employee started sliding the battery bank out, his right ring finger was caught between the forklift and a structural beam resulting in a fracture and a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-21	Dayton	Oh	ABF Freight System, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking to a trash can when they were struck by a forklift. The employee sustained a fracture to the leg/ankle.
2021-09-20	Sidney	Oh	Cornerstone Building Brands	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 forklift. The employee's left foot was caught between the lift and a piece of angle iron on the floor. The little toe was amputated.
2021-09-20	Augusta	Ga	West Fraser, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking, an employee was struck by a forklift in the production area of a warehouse. Four toes on the employee's right foot were amputated.
2021-09-17	Arlington	Tx	CSI Calendering, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two employees were backing out a pair of forklifts. The forklift in the rear stopped, with its forks still raised, and began to advance. A pallet on the forks struck the right hand of the employee who was operating the forklift in front. His middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-17	Newark	De	Quantum Polymers Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting in unjamming the forks on the forklift when their hand was caught between a pallet and the forks resulting in a middle finger amputation.