Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-09-17 | Plantation | Fl | Publix Super Markets , Inc. - Store #645 | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
A bakery associate was using a step ladder to pull items from the freezer when she fell and fractured her knee and/or leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-09-02 | Niobrara | Ne | US Foods Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was removing cases from the side door of the freezer section of a trailer. He fell approximately 4 feet from the trailer deck to the asphalt parking lot, landed on his back, and suffered three broken ribs and an injured tailbone. | |||||
2021-08-22 | Harrisburg | Pa | United Natural Foods, Inc. | Arm(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in a freezer area. The forklift struck a rack and ejected the employee, who suffered a broken left arm. | |||||
2021-08-19 | Brockton | Ma | STOP & SHOP | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
A freezer door handle caused an amputation to an employee's fingertip. | |||||
2021-08-11 | Fairfield | Oh | Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC | Hip(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a standup forklift to transport a tote of meat into a freezer. The forklift backed into a bollard and the employee fell to the cement ground, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2021-07-24 | West Chicago | Il | The Jel Sert Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
On July 24, 2021, at 4:15 p.m., an employee and a co-worker were verifying prior work done on a machine. The employee had his hand in the freezer bar sealer area when the co-worker activated the machine by opening the air valve that powered the sealer. The sealer then closed on the employee's right hand, resulting in an open fracture and an amputation of the middle fingertip. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-05-19 | Theodore | Al | Fortune Gulf States Propco, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was grabbing a package from a shelf in a freezer. A forklift backed over her foot. One of her toes was amputated. | |||||
2021-05-18 | San Angelo | Tx | Walmart Store 601 | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was opening a freezer door when she lost her grip on the handle and fell to the floor. She suffered a back injury and was hospitalized, possibly requiring surgery. | |||||
2021-05-16 | Parkdale | Oh | US Foods | Lower extremities | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was selecting items and placing them onto a pallet in the freezer section of the warehouse. He stepped backward to move out of the way of another pallet jack operator and his foot got caught in a pallet causing him to stumble. He then grabbed the pallet jack handle to catch himself, twisted the handle which unlocked it, and the jack rolled and caught his foot between the electric pallet jack and the other pallet. The employee sustained a fractured left leg or foot. | |||||
2021-05-13 | Brownsville | Tx | Rich Products Corporation | Lower leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
Two employees were operating forklifts in a freezer. One forklift stopped to let the other go by. One of the forklifts slid on the icy floor and its forks struck the left calf of the other forklift's operator, fracturing their shin. | |||||
2021-05-10 | Hatfield | Pa | Clemens Food Group, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck in a warehouse freezer. The truck struck a corner guard, and the employee's right leg was caught between the truck's steel platform and the fixed steel baseboard of a racking system. The employee suffered an open fracture near the end of his right tibia. | |||||
2021-05-04 | Oviedo | Fl | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was on a 2-foot step ladder, retrieving a box from a freezer shelf. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering a broken shoulder. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-04-18 | Fort Myers | Fl | Club Demonstration Services, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was in a freezer when a forklift came through the door and struck her, lacerating her right leg. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-04-08 | Green Cove Springs | Fl | Garden Highway Foods | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was backing a stand-up electric pallet jack out of a trailer freezer. The employee's right leg was caught between the pallet jack and a pallet, causing a hairline fracture to the leg. | |||||
2021-03-31 | South Windsor | Ct | Carla's Pasta, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On March 31, 2021, an employee was driving a pallet jack out of a freezer when her hand was caught between the jack's handle and a rack. She suffering an amputation to a fingertip. | |||||
2021-03-23 | Allentown | Pa | Costco Wholesale | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee had been stocking the cooler/freezer area. While moving a box, the employee felt a sharp pain. The employee was hospitalized with a bulging disk. | |||||
2021-03-12 | Philadelphia | Pa | Deer Meadows Operating, LLC. | Lumbar region | Fall on same level |
An employee fell to the floor in a deep freezer. The employee suffered a compression fracture to a lower-back vertebra. | |||||
2021-03-02 | Denham Springs | La | GPS Hospitality, LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was taking product out of the freezer when she lost her balance and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur. | |||||
2021-01-31 | Union City | Ga | DHL | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing in a freezer when a forklift ran over his left foot resulting in an injury that required surgery. | |||||
2021-01-27 | Lula | Ga | swipejobs, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a motorized pallet jack out of the freezer when he lost control. His right foot slipped, striking a pole and fracturing toes. | |||||
2021-01-13 | Huntsville | Al | SAM'S CLUB | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
While retrieving merchandise from a freezer, an employee's foot got caught on shrink wrap on a pallet, causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture a hip. | |||||
2020-10-07 | Olathe | Ks | Sysco Kansas City Inc | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was sorting through his load to locate cases and organize subsequent stops. He was stacking cases on the ladder platform of the freezer's side door. He placed his hand on a case and stepped to the side ladder. His foot slipped off the top step and he fell to the ground landing on his right hand and breaking his wrist. | |||||
2020-10-04 | Cumming | Ga | Publix Supermarkets, Inc. Store #1130 | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
A bakery clerk was walking back to her work area from the freezer when another employee inadvertently stepped backward into the clerk's path. The clerk tripped over the other employee's leg and fell to the floor striking her head and left arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm and head injuries. | |||||
2020-09-29 | Peachtree City | Ga | Five Guys | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking to the walk-in freezer at the back of a restaurant. He slipped on some French fries that were on the floor near a potato sink, fell, and suffered a broken femur. | |||||
2020-09-04 | Kennesaw | Ga | Golden Corral | Fingertip(s) | Slip on substance without fall |
An employee was pushing a hand truck through a freezer entrance. He slipped on ice and the cart crushed the fingers on his right hand, severing fingertips. | |||||
2020-07-07 | Fairburn | Georgia | U.S. Foods of Atlanta, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a forklift toward a freezer. The forklift slid on the moist floor and collided with a stock picker in a battery charging room. The employee's left foot was caught between the two trucks and broken. | |||||
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. | |||||
2020-06-19 | Mansfield | Texas | Sam's Club | Fingertip(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a pallet jack to stock inside a freezer when his finger became stuck between a steel plate and the power jack, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-05-06 | Crete | Nebraska | Crete Core Ingredients | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a forklift in the warehouse freezer. When he came to a stop, he slid into the forks of another forklift and hit his left foot on the forks, causing a soft tissue injury. | |||||
2020-03-19 | Pell City | Alabama | Royal Foods Company, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
After completing maintenance repairs above a finished product freezer, an employee was climbing down a self-supporting ladder to clean up the work area. The ladder shifted forward and caused the employee to lose balance and lean back against a wall. The shift in weight then caused the ladder to shift even further forward, away from the employee, and the employee fell an estimated 6 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee braced for the fall by reaching out his left arm and landed on his e | |||||
2020-03-03 | Chicago | Illinois | ROSE PACKING COMPANY, INC. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee suffered a back injury while restacking pallets in a freezer. | |||||
2020-02-13 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | US FOODS | Multiple trunk locations | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was working in a freezer unit, slipped and fell, suffering a bruised back and ribs and a blood clot. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-24 | Stuart | Florida | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working from an order picker, pulling a freezer off a shelf. He fell several feet to the ground below, suffering leg and hip injuries. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-12 | Denton | Texas | Aldi Distribution Center - Denton Division | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was attempting to reposition a ride-along pallet jack between steel racking units in a freezer when the pallet jack hit an upright. The employee's hand was outside the steering guard at the time and was caught between the steel upright and the frame of the pallet jack. As a result, the employee's left pinky finger was amputated. | |||||
2019-09-17 | Plant City | Florida | Save A Lot | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Exposure to environmental cold |
An employee was working in the freezer/cooler area when he incurred frostbite to his right ring finger and middle finger. | |||||
2019-09-10 | Winder | Georgia | Ruby Tuesday, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was standing on a dunnage rack to reach pizza items on the top shelf in the freezer area. When the employee reached for the items, a bag of cheese opened and cheese scattered onto the floor. The employee stepped backward off the rack and then slipped on the cheese that was on the floor. He fell against the racks that were behind him and sustained a punctured lung, broken shoulder, and two broken ribs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-09-01 | Margate | Florida | CSL Plasma | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee lost consciousness due to exposure to dry ice vapors while moving plasma to a dry ice freezer. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-08-29 | Mobile | Alabama | Genesis 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. | |||||
2019-08-20 | Houston | Texas | H-E-B, LP | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was pulling a pallet of product in a walk-in freezer when he slipped on a substance and fell on the floor, fracturing his left hip. | |||||
2019-06-15 | Levittown | Pennsylvania | Walmart Supercenter #2068 | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was in the freezer, standing on a ladder to cap bins. She fell off the ladder to the ground and fractured her hip. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-04 | Ponchatoula | Louisiana | Rouses Enterprises, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell while walking out of a freezer, suffering a broken lower left leg. | |||||
2019-05-14 | Seabrook | New Jersey | Seabrook Brothers & Sons, Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a flo freezer. He was on the conveyor belts between two rakes and got caught by the rake behind him. The employee suffered a puncture wound to his left thigh and injury to a right knee ligament. | |||||
2019-05-05 | Granbury | Texas | Brookshire Brothers, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee had been scraping ice from the walk-in freezer door. The employee slipped and fell on ice or a wet floor while coming out of the freezer and broke her right ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
2019-04-25 | Sea Island | Georgia | Sea Island Acquisition, LLC | Head | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was retrieving a food item from a freezer when she slipped on ice and fell. The employee struck her head and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for a head contusion. | |||||
2019-04-17 | Saint Peters | Missouri | WALMART | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was on a three-step ladder down-stacking boxes from the top shelf of a freezer to a lower shelf. While descending the step ladder, the employee missed the last step and fell to the ground, fracturing the left leg. | |||||
2019-04-16 | Dickinson | North Dakota | Baker Boy Bake Shop, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was putting frozen packages into a box when his right little finger was caught on the spiral freezer belt, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2019-04-12 | Norfolk | Nebraska | Hiland Ice Cream | Nonclassifiable | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
A maintenance employee was removing a device from an ice cream freezer when ammonia came out and hit the employee, causing burns. | |||||
2019-04-03 | Carthage | Mississippi | Tyson Foods Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
While walking in a blast freezer hallway, an employee was struck by a forklift and suffered a broken lower right leg. | |||||
2019-03-21 | Princeton | Texas | Walmart #7178 | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was getting a box from a freezer while standing on a ladder. She fell from the ladder and broke her leg. | |||||
2019-03-18 | Brownsville | Texas | Rich Products Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was cleaning the scraper bar on a freezer belt exit. The employee's right ring finger was caught between the scraper and the belt; the top knuckle (right under the nailbed) and finger pad were amputated. | |||||
2019-02-07 | Denver | Colorado | Safeway | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was working in a walk-in freezer, unloading boxes onto a cart, when a box of muffins fell on her head. She was hospitalized with a concussion. | |||||
2019-01-25 | Unadilla | Georgia | Lineage Logistics, LLC | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was trying to remove and re-stack cases from a pallet that had turned over on the fourth level of a storage rack in a freezer. He placed two empty pallets in the rack, one to stand on and one to stack product cases on. He climbed up the end cap and onto one of the empty pallets. The turned-over pallet of product shifted, knocking the empty pallet through the racking. The employee fell approximately 20 feet from the fourth level and sustained a neck fracture. | |||||
2019-01-20 | Corpus Christi | Texas | 7-Eleven, Inc | Pelvis | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was exiting the freezer of a restaurant when she tripped and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-01-17 | Saint Petersburg | Florida | Publix Supermarkets, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee's feet became tangled in stretch wrap on the floor of a freezer, causing him to fall fracture his right hip. | |||||
2019-01-15 | Monte Alto | Texas | The Pictsweet Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was trying to push a bar that had jammed the chain and the sprockets of a plate freezer machine when his left first finger was caught between the chain and sprockets, resulting in an amputation of his finger. | |||||
2019-01-13 | Dutch Harbor | Alaska | ALASKAN LEADER FISHERIES LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was offloading frozen product from a vessel's main freezer onto a conveyor belt system leading to a shoreside warehouse when a box weighing approximately 40 lbs. struck/crushed the employee's left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2019-01-09 | Boca Raton | Florida | US Foods, INC | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee slipped and sustained injuries to her right foot/ankle while selecting products in the freezer. | |||||
2018-09-18 | Lake City | Florida | U.S. Cold Storage | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a forklift when he turned into a cross aisle that went into a freezer and hit an upright rack. His left foot was pinned between the forklift and the rack, breaking three toes and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-09-14 | Utica | New York | Price Chopper | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level |
An employee fell while sweeping in a freezer, suffering fractures. | |||||
2018-09-04 | Perry | Georgia | Perdue Foods, LLC | Wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pulling a plastic sheet from the plastic feeder part of a bottom crust freezer transport system. Her sleeve was caught and her right hand was pulled into the machine; she suffered broken bones in the wrist and lacerations to the hand. | |||||
2018-08-31 | Summit | Illinois | Summit Cold Storage | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee's right foot was run over by a forklift as the forklift operator was backing out of a freezer. The employee's right foot was crushed and the large toe had to be amputated. | |||||
2018-06-21 | New Tripoli | Pennsylvania | Remco Inc | Arm(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was using an oxy-acetylene torch to repair a leaking refrigeration line to a walk-in freezer. The heat ignited some oil trapped in the line. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the left arm and less serious burns to the right arm and neck, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-16 | Columbus | Georgia | Olive Garden | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was using hot water to de-ice the floor of the cooler/freezer area when he slipped. Hot water then spilled on and burned his face, chest, and arms. | |||||
2018-05-25 | Gahanna | Ohio | The Kroger Company | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was in a freezer, standing on a two-step ladder. The employee reached for a box, lost balance, and landed flat-footed. The employee's left knee was hyperextended and sustained a fracture. | |||||
2018-05-16 | Perth Amboy | New Jersey | US Foods Inc. | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking toward the exit door of a freezer. He bent over to pick up a piece of wood and slipped on ice, falling to the floor and fracturing his right arm below the elbow. | |||||
2018-05-15 | Charles Town | West Virgini | PNGI Charles Town Gaming LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee suffered a laceration to the face and forearm and a fractured rib after being struck by the door of a walk-in freezer. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-04-24 | Perry | Georgia | Lineage Logistics, LLC | Skull | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating a motorized, ride-on pallet jack to load a freezer when the pallet jack struck a bollard, throwing him to the floor. He suffered a fractured skull and minor bleeding. | |||||
2018-04-22 | College Park | Georgia | Capstone Logistics, LLC | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift to transport palletized material into a warehouse freezer when the forklift slid on some ice. His left foot was pinned between the forklift and a pallet on the floor causing a fractured ankle. | |||||
2018-04-21 | Rockford | Illinois | Wilson Electric | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
On April 21, 2018, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was on top of a walk-in freezer performing contracting electrical work, installing J-hooks and cables on the inside of a rooftop, when he fell 23 feet to the concrete floor below, damaging his ankles and back. | |||||
2018-04-04 | Siloam Springs | Arkansas | Simmons Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was gathering samples of frozen chickens that were being conveyed on a product freezer belt to a plastic scrapper when her right index finger was caught in between the scrapper and the conveyor belt, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The nip point between the scrapper and belt was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-04-01 | Dutch Harbor | Alaska | O'HARA CORPORATION | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
An employee was in a vessel's freezer offloading frozen fish cargo when his left arm became caught between two conveyor belts on the freezer carousel, crushing his left arm from the hand to the bicep. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-03-16 | Kissimmee | Florida | Restaurant Depot | Lumbar region | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was working in a walk-in freezer when a powered industrial truck hit and dragged him against an upright beam. He suffered a contusion to his lower back and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-03-09 | Dallas | Texas | Walmart #5823 | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was reaching for an item while standing on a ladder in the bakery freezer when she lost her balance and fell, breaking her left ankle and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-01-27 | Springfield | Missouri | Sam's Club | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking out of a freezer and removing coveralls when the employee became tangled up in them. The employee then fell onto a pallet and the floor, dislocating the left shoulder. | |||||
2018-01-22 | Pompano Beach | Florida | Publix Supermarket | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee fell to the floor while walking out of a bakery freezer, suffering a right ankle injury. | |||||
2017-10-04 | New Oxford | Pennsylvania | Hain Pure Protein Corporation | Heel(s) | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway |
An employee loaded a pallet jack with meat from a freezer and was exiting the freezer when a second forklift attempted to enter. The two pieces of equipment collided in the freezer doorway, crushing and breaking the employee's right heel. | |||||
2017-10-01 | Wellston | Ohio | General Mills | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was using a water hose to clean the inside of a walk-in freezer. The water turned to ice and the employee slipped on it, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2017-09-28 | Delhi | Louisiana | Americold Logistics, LLC | Arm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift and going into a freezer. As he made a left turn, his left hand was caught between the forklift frame and the freezer compartment, severely cutting his left arm. | |||||
2017-09-10 | Bronx | New York | STOP & SHOP | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was inside a freezer relocating a case weighing approximately 15 pounds from the wall onto a transport cart when he slipped on a small patch of ice and fell, fracturing his left ankle. | |||||
2017-09-01 | Lauderhill | Florida | Q PLUS FOOD, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
While standing on a freezer ladder and removing items from a second-level shelf, an employee fell back and struck the floor, suffering a head injury that required hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-09 | Bridgewater | New Jersey | Wegmans | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking by a freezer case when he tripped and fell over the guard, fracturing his left femur. | |||||
2017-08-03 | Moultrie | Georgia | NATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a metal hook to remove pork loins from a metal grid conveyor belt coming from a freezer tunnel when the hook was caught in the metal grid and his left thumb was pinched between the conveyor belt and hook handle. His left thumb tip was amputated below the nail. | |||||
2017-07-20 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a forklift on a freezer block when he lost control and slid into a coworker's power jack. His left foot was pinned and crushed between the forklift and the jack, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-11 | Coppell | Texas | Glazier Foods Company | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and was in the freezer to check inventory when a forklift struck and cut the employee's leg. | |||||
2017-07-02 | Ridgedale | Missouri | BIG CEDAR LODGE LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was going to open the walk-in freezer when she fell and broke her hip. | |||||
2017-06-21 | Reedsburg | Wisconsin | Lakeside Foods, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was in a freezer cleaning up frozen peas that had ammonia trapped in them due to an earlier valve leak. As he shoveled the peas, the liquid in the peas expanded to vapor and he inhaled ammonia, suffering labored breathing and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-06-05 | Neenah | Wisconsin | SAS Retail Services LLC | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was placing frozen fruit into the freezer section and was using a two-rung step ladder. When she stepped down onto the floor, her right leg gave way and she fell to the floor, breaking her right leg. | |||||
2017-05-05 | Palmetto | Florida | SYSCO WEST COAST FLORIDA, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was operating an electric triple pallet jack inside the freezer, selecting product cases, when the triple jack stopped working. Burning odor came out of the triple jack's motor brushes. The employee inhaled the smoke and fumes, which started burning his throat and lungs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-05-02 | Lancaster | Missouri | ELLIOTT OIL COMPANY | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was putting away a shipment in a walk-in freezer. The employee slipped and fell. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a broken ankle. | |||||
2017-04-02 | Bentonville | Arkansas | SAMS WEST INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was restocking a freezer using a stand-up forklift. He was turning the forklift and reaching for a product when his left middle finger struck a metal beam, fracturing it. | |||||
2017-02-27 | Lubbock | Texas | HMS Host | Pelvis | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a waist high, three foot long freezer to clean behind it. She was using the handle on the freezer to pull it away from the wall when her hand slipped off the handle causing her to lose balance and fall to the floor. She fractured her pelvis in two places. | |||||
2017-02-18 | Bogart | Georgia | Benson's Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Exposure to environmental cold |
An employee suffered frostbite to his left ring and pinky fingertips after working in the freezer. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-02-11 | Bedford Park | Illinois | VEGETABLE JUICES INC. | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
On February 11, 2017, at approximately 8:10 a.m., an employee was struck by a forklift truck as it was being backed out of a freezer, injuring his lower right leg and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-10-10 | Dodge City | Kansas | Lineage Logistics-Dodge City | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
Employee #1 was operating a stand-up forklift with forks trailing, headed south on a dock area. Employee #2 was also operating a stand-up forklift with forks trailing in the direction of employee #1. Employee #1 stopped his forklift to activate a door's pull cord to enter a freezer when his forklift was struck by the forklift of employee #2. The back-to-back impact caused Employee #2's left foot to become caught between both forklifts, fracturing the big toe and partially amputating the fourth | |||||
2016-10-01 | Caldwell | Idaho | ZoRoCo Packaging Inc | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was fixing a freezer door from a ladder when the door opened and struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall 12 feet onto the concrete floor. The employee suffered a concussion and fractured legs, ribs, shoulders, and nose. | |||||
2016-08-30 | Palatine | Illinois | New Albertson's, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On 8/30/16, an employee was delivering product to the store and suffered serious injury to his left thumb when backing up a powered pallet jack into the freezer and striking his thumb on the locking mechanism on the door. | |||||
2016-08-22 | Wichita | Kansas | Walmart Supercenter | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was working in the freezer. As he pulled a pallet out of the freezer, he slipped and fell, fracturing his neck and injuring his shoulder. | |||||
2016-08-20 | White City | Oregon | Veterans Health Administration SORCC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working the serving line in the kitchen. The AC went out and the temperature rose to 87 °F. The employee felt hot and went into the freezer to rest and cool down. She was found unconscious at 6:20 p.m., on 8/20/2016, due to dehydration. | |||||
2016-08-18 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Restaurants Depot | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
While working in the freezer an employee had a seizure and fell hitting his head. |