| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-10 | Holland | Oh | Stericycle, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On November 10, 2021, an employee was loading a box truck. As they used their right hand to raise the lift gate, their left index finger was pinched between the liftgate and the truck. The employee sustained an amputation to the end of the finger. | |||||
| 2021-09-07 | Athens | Ga | Martin Brower/McDonald's Distribution Center - Atlanta | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was unloading product from a truck when they slipped and fell from the liftgate of the truck onto the concrete parking lot. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left wrist. | |||||
| 2021-07-13 | Pontiac | Il | Anthony Liftgates Inc | Multiple face locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was repairing a broken torsion rod on a liftgate when the rod released and struck the employee's face. The employee sustained facial fractures and a broken nose and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-05-19 | Gibsonton | Fl | DHL Supply Chain | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was making a delivery to a customer location. The employee's foot was caught between the truck's liftgate and the rear bumper as the liftgate was raised causing a crushing injury to his right big toe. | |||||
| 2021-02-10 | Brooklyn | Ny | FedEx Freight | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a liftgate when the end of his right middle finger was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2021-02-05 | Largo | Fl | Rolling Frito Lay Sales | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was opening a liftgate by pushing a slider from the side. The employee's right index finger was pinched by the slider, resulting in an amputation to the finger just below the nail bed. | |||||
| 2020-10-20 | Pueblo | Co | Circuitus Energy Solutions | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was readjusting the straps on an eight foot high electrical switchboard that was resting on the liftgate of a delivery van when it fell onto the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs, and a broken left hip and right arm. | |||||
| 2020-10-12 | Penn Hills | Pa | Turner Dairy Farms, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| A delivery driver was organizing his truck for daily deliveries and fell from the liftgate to the ground. The employee suffered a dislocated/fractured elbow. | |||||
| 2020-08-20 | Orlando | Fl | INSULATION DISTRIBUTORS, INC. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| A driver was at a customer's location unloading fiberglass insulation on pallets. As the driver was removing a pallet, the top bags got caught on the door and shifted. The driver tried to shift them back and fell from the liftgate at the back of the truck. The driver sustained a cut on the leg and possible bone damage. | |||||
| 2020-06-13 | Cohoes | New York | National DCP, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A driver was pulling a pallet of dry product onto the liftgate of a delivery truck using a manual pallet jack. The weight of the pallet pushed him back against the chain on the liftgate causing him to lose balance and fall backward. His right leg was pinned between the pallet, the manual jack, and the chain. The driver was holding onto the chain while hanging from the gate and was able to pull his leg free. The driver was hospitalized with a broken right lower leg. | |||||
| 2020-02-05 | Burlington | Wisconsin | R + L Carriers Shared Services, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was making a delivery using a liftgate trailer when he lost his footing on the liftgate step and fell to the concrete ground, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-07-15 | Tampa | Florida | R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES, L.L.C. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A delivery employee lost his footing while off-loading a crate during a liftgate delivery and fell off the back of the truck approximately 48 inches to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and punctured lungs. | |||||
| 2019-06-06 | Forest Hills | New York | Baxter Health Care Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered fractures to the fingers while operating a liftgate. | |||||
| 2019-06-05 | Buffalo | New York | Sunrise Transport, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee sustained a partial amputation to their left ring finger while lowering the liftgate on a tractor trailer. | |||||
| 2019-04-19 | Idaho Falls | Idaho | Old Faithful Beverage Company dba Pepsi-Cola Bottling of Idaho Falls | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working with two coworkers to load an ice bin onto a truck using a hand cart and the liftgate on the truck. The employee fell approximately 4 feet from the truck onto the pavement below and sustained two broken ribs, a bruised lung, facial abrasions, and lost consciousness. | |||||
| 2019-01-04 | Omaha | Nebraska | Chesterman Co. | Foot(feet) and knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was loading a pallet of empty shells in the back of a trailer while standing on a raised liftgate when his foot became stuck under the pallet jack. While attempting to remove his foot from under the jack, he lost his balance, pulled down on the pallet jack handle, and fell on the floor. He landed on his right hip and suffered a contusion. The jack handle was engaged when he fell, causing the jack to move backward off the liftgate and fall on his left foot. He suffered a 1-inch lacera | |||||
| 2018-06-05 | Douglas | Georgia | Blue Line Distribution, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was loading pizza boxes onto a hand cart while standing on an elevated liftgate when the cart became unstable. The employee attempted to stabilize the cart and subsequently lost his balance, falling approximately 3 feet to the ground and fracturing his left ankle. | |||||
| 2018-04-13 | Buffalo | New York | US Foods - Buffalo Division | Nonclassifiable | Other 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. | |||||
| 2017-08-27 | Chicago | Illinois | Five Star Laundry - Chicago, LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on the liftgate of a truck, unstrapping a laundry basket for a delivery, when he fell backwards off the liftgate. He lost consciousness and injured his head and ribs. | |||||
| 2017-08-10 | Amagansett | New York | Bozzuto's Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was moving empty pallets in his trailer. When he stepped onto the liftgate on the back of the trailer, he slipped and fell to the ground. He fractured his collarbone and two ribs and punctured a lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-03-26 | Herrin | Illinois | Centerstone | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee riding on a bus with a client attempted to adjust the liftgate. The bus operator engaged the gate, partially amputating the employee's left middle finger. | |||||