Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-19	Carthage	Mo	Dyno Nobel Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a motorized gate when their glove was caught between the conductors of the gate's wheel, resulting in a partial amputation to the index finger.
2021-10-15	Forest Park	Ga	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was selecting cases in the warehouse to fill an order. The employee was walking beside a motorized pallet jack using the arm control to move the pallet jack forward. The pallet jack turned toward the employee and ran into his ankle, resulting in a fracture.
2021-08-24	Sealy	Tx	Walmart Distribution Center	Hip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing between a motorized pallet jack and an empty stack of pallets, filling an order. A forklift struck the stack of pallets, which pinched the employee against the pallet jack. The employee's hip was broken.
2021-08-06	Auburn	Ma	Polar Corp.	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a motorized pallet jack. The employee's hand was caught and crushed between the jack and a bailer.
2021-07-15	Howell	Nj	United Natural Foods Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a motorized pallet jack. The employee leapt from the pallet jack and his ankle was crushed and fractured between it and a shelf.
2021-04-26	Brook Park	Oh	Ford Motor Company	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a motorized buggy down an aisleway in the assembly area of a plant along with a co-worker. The employee braked to turn a corner when his foot slipped off the brake and on to the accelerator pedal. The motorized buggy turned the corner and went right into a mist collector. The employee was thrown forward in the buggy and suffered multiple fractures to his left foot that required surgery.
2021-04-09	New York	Ny	Wholefoods Market	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving pallets out of a dairy cooler. As the employee pulled a motorized pallet jack out from under a pallet, his leg was caught between the jack and the wall. He suffered a broken fibula.
2021-04-06	Lafayette	La	Prairie Contractors, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was putting down temporary reflectorized striping tape during milling operations. A vehicle ran through the work zone, striking a motorized boom and then striking the employee who was following behind the motorized boom. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2021-03-09	Mcdonough	Ga	Autosales, Incorporated	Leg(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on a motorized pallet jack. The pallet jack hit him, causing a fracture and a skin tear in his leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-07	Thomson	Ga	DM Conlon, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was operating a motorized walk-behind wire wheel brush inside a road work barricade. A car from live traffic entered the area and hit the employee, breaking the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized for 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.
2020-10-02	Rockford	Il	Accuride Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee went to manually move a pallet on a non-motorized conveyor because it was not moving. Another pallet began to roll forward and struck the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-08-31	Longview	Tx	DG Distribution of Texas LLC	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was driving a motorized pallet jack. The jack struck a stopped maintenance cart, and the employee's left ankle was crushed.
2020-08-31	Houston	Tx	Grocery Company Supply, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was turning a motorized pallet jack. The employee's left hand came into contact with steel shelving, which severed the employee's left little finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-03	Columbia	Mo	Harbor Freight Tools Store 242	Lower 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.
2020-07-03	Omaha	Nebraska	Chesterman Company	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A motorized pallet jack struck an employee's foot, breaking it.
2020-06-18	Rome	New York	Family Dollar Distribution Center	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee fell off a motorized pallet jack and hit her head on the ground, suffering a concussion and requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-04	Neenah	Wisconsin	Michels Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was installing/winding a rope on a four-drum, motorized rope puller. The employee's right little finger was caught between the rope and the drum, and 1/2 inch was amputated from the tip of the finger.
2020-04-21	Tampa	Florida	Cox Wholesale Seafood, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a motorized drain auger to unclog a machine. A spinning spiral mechanism (which turned the auger) caught his thick leather glove and cut off the tip of his right ring finger.
2020-04-09	Plant City	Florida	C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack. It collided with another, parked pallet jack; the employee's left foot was caught between the two pallet jacks and the big toe was broken. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-04	Lincoln	Nebraska	Universal Pure	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was backing up a motorized pallet jack. The employee started to step off the pallet jack while it was still moving backwards and her right leg was pinned between the pallet jack and a floor scale. The employee sustained two broken bones in the lower right leg.
2020-02-27	Triadelphia	West Virgini	East Coast Metal Systems, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending gutter straps using a motorized folding machine. The machine clamed on his right middle and ring fingers, crushing them and amputating the fingertips.
2020-01-31	Saxonburg	Pennsylvania	Aldi, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack and got wedged between the pallet jack and shelving. The employee was hospitalized for a rib injury.
2020-01-09	Elwood	Kansas	Nor-Am Cold Storage	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was working in a warehouse and was using a motorized double jack. A nearby powered industrial truck (PIT) was lifting a pallet of boxes that contained frozen meat and weighed 60 pounds each. The PIT struck a cross-member of a storage rack. The load then shifted and the PIT overturned. The boxes fell off the pallet and struck the injured employee breaking his right tibia.
2019-09-21	Orlando	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee stepped back into the aisle behind a cash register. Her heel caught part of a motorized cart, causing her to lose her balance and brace her right arm. Her right shoulder was dislocated. She was hospitalized.
2019-09-10	Des Plaines	Illinois	DSC Logistics, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
On September 10, 2019, an employee was being trained on how to load and unload batteries from a motorized pallet jack's charger when the pallet jack hit and fractured his lower right leg. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-10	Melrose Park	Illinois	New Albertsons, Inc. dba Jewel Osco	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
On September 10, an employee was being trained on how to operate a motorized pallet jack and lost control of the vehicle. The pallet jack then hit and fractured his lower leg near the ankle.
2019-09-09	Cincinnati	Ohio	US Foods, Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee operating a motorized pallet jack was picking goods from the racking systems when they were struck by another pallet jack and sustained a broken leg.
2019-08-23	Twinsburg	Ohio	American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While operating a motorized walk-behind pallet jack, an employee's hand was caught between the handle of the machine and a shelf. This resulted in a fracture to the right-hand pinky finger and dislocated right thumb, requiring subsequent surgery.
2019-07-12	Washington	District Of	Capitol Paving of DC, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a motorized concrete buggy that was filled with concrete when his lower right leg was pinned and broken between the buggy and a fence.
2019-06-25	Priest River	Idaho	STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a piece of debris from a motorized chain and steel pan when a piece of lumber struck him in the chest. He suffered a left rib fracture, right rib fracture, left transverse process fracture, left scapula fracture, and left collapsed lung.
2019-06-21	Babson Park	Florida	WEBBER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee tripped and fell to the ground while walking towards his motorized golf car, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-18	Indianola	Mississippi	Dollar 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.
2019-06-08	Princeton	New Jersey	Allan Industries	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On 6/08/2019, an employee was power washing a building from inside a motorized bucket lift when the water hose of the power washer became lodged in the lift, causing it to trigger the up switch located in the bucket. When the lift began to rise unexpectedly, the employee jumped out of the lift, falling approximately 12 feet to the concrete sidewalk below. The employee fractured the left arm, nasal, and orbital bones; suffered a concussion and blood clot; and lacerated the left leg.
2019-05-20	Decatur	Georgia	McBride Research Laboratories, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
A temporary worker was operating a motorized pallet jack to move pallets. While in reverse, the employee dismounted the lift and pinned his right leg between the lift and a support beam. The right leg was fractured.
2019-04-08	Cleveland	Ohio	NORTHEAST OHIO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM	Thigh(s)	Fall while sitting
An employee's motorized wheelchair rolled out from under him and he fell to the sidewalk, suffering a broken femur.
2019-03-20	Warren	Pennsylvania	Mauser USA, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack. He picked up two pallets with the jack; the top pallet shifted, causing the bottom pallet to move as well. This caused the pallet jack to suddenly lower. It struck the employee's right shin and dropped onto his left foot. He was hospitalized for surgery on his foot.
2019-03-14	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Retail Distribution East LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a motorized boom conveyor used to load trailers. The employee used an open end wrench as a pry tool in an attempt to correct the tracking of the conveyor belt near the end pulley. When the unit was actuated to start to the re-track process, the wrench moved and pinched the employee's right pinky finger against a hard metal surface, amputating the finger from the first joint.
2019-01-30	Norfolk	Nebraska	Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	Hip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a seated motorized pallet jack and struck a steel bollard causing a fracture to his left hip.
2018-09-19	Apopka	Florida	Finfrock Enterprises, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was leaning over to pick up an air hose when his left pinky finger was run over by a motorized cart that ran on precast form molds, resulting in a partial finger amputation. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-09-08	Pecos	New Mexico	Medra LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was installing a walkway when a motorized wheelbarrow struck his foot, resulting in a cracked ankle and puncture wound that required hospitalization.
2018-09-06	Fair Lawn	New Jersey	Mondelez Global LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was supervising mechanics who were attempting to replace a gauge roller’s drive motor. The mechanics had begun to lift the replacement drive motor and frame assembly with a motorized material handling device when the motor and frame assembly began to move off of the forks and tipped over, making contact with the injured employee's right foot. He then fell and his leg impacted the floor, fracturing his right ankle and tibia. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-06	Hatfield	Pennsylvania	Americold Logistics LLC	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating a stand-up motorized pallet jack order selector was passing another operator when his right leg became caught between a pallet in the aisleway and the order selector. He fractured his right leg and was hospitalized.
2018-07-02	Johnson City	Tennessee	VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working with a veteran in her cubicle when a patient's motorized scooter struck and injured her right knee. She sought medical attention at the facility where she was working, and was later admitted to a hospital.
2018-05-15	Rockford	Illinois	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	Knee(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On May 15, 2018, at approximately 9:15 p.m., an employee was moving an empty, non-motorized dolly on an air ramp when the dolly struck her knee, fracturing it and requiring surgery.
2018-05-04	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of South Dakota, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack near the dock door. The employee had stopped the jack on the dock slope, then drove down the dock slope to turn around in the parking lot and go back up the dock. During the turn, the employee lost control of the motorized pallet jack and stepped off of it, planting the left foot on the pavement while continuing to hold onto the jack. The employee's foot then twisted, breaking the ankle and the top of the foot.
2018-04-26	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Lyneer Staffing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's hand went under a motorized conveyor, resulting in a partial amputation of the left middle and index fingers.
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.
2018-04-12	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was hanging a sign on a swinging door while on a motorized cart when a forklift operator reversed through the swinging doors and pinned the employee's foot and ankle between the swinging door and the motorized cart. The employee suffered fractures to the right leg and ankle.
2018-02-21	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Jack Williams Tire Company, Incorporated	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee operating a motorized pallet jack struck a support beam. A piece of protruding metal on the support beam caused a severe laceration to the employee's right calf, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-15	Toms River	New Jersey	Allied Universal Security	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a two-wheeled motorized personal vehicle when he ran over another employee's foot and the vehicle became unbalanced. He fell off the vehicle and fractured his left leg.
2017-09-12	West Chester	Ohio	Barnes Aerospace	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lowering a 130-pound fixture onto a platform cart using a motorized lift when his left thumb was caught between the fixture and the cart, amputating his thumb tip.
2017-09-11	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	United States Postal Service	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was moving a motorized pallet lift across the floor when he lost consciousness and fell to the ground, striking his head on the concrete floor.
2017-08-01	Plymouth	Massachusett	TruGreen	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee was aerating a lawn with hand-held motorized equipment when she became ill and started vomiting. The employee was hospitalized for a heat related illness.
2017-05-23	Hattiesburg	Mississippi	PrideStaff	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a motorized overhead crane when the chuck became jammed. When he attempted to clear the jam, his left middle fingertip was pinched and amputated.
2017-04-04	Ellenwood	Georgia	Home Depot	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack and fractured the left ankle when it became lodged between the pallet jack and the upright at the end of the bay.
2017-04-03	Brown Deer	Wisconsin	Menard, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a motorized order selector disassembling racking. A support beam fell striking the employee working from the order selector. The employee then fell from the order selector to the concrete floor resulting in broken bones. The employee was wearing a body harness connected to the order selector, but still made contact with the floor.
2017-03-09	Washington	District Of	Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing maintenance on a motorized roll-up door and received an electrical shock and burns to the index finger and thumb.
2017-02-20	Kansas City	Kansas	CLAYCO CONSTRUCTION	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving drywall on a motorized pallet jack when his leg was caught and fractured between the jack and a scissor lift.
2017-02-20	Jacksonville	Florida	Innovel Solutions, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack in the warehouse and pinched his left foot between the wheel and a metal plate resulting in the amputation of his left big toe.
2016-08-26	Trion	Georgia	MOUNT VERNON MILLS	Pelvis	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack and fell off fracturing her pelvis.
2016-08-13	Kearney	Nebraska	Blessing LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a motorized tarp on a side-dumper semi-trailer when his fingers became caught in the drive chain and sprocket, amputating his left ring finger to the first knuckle.
2016-08-10	Granite City	Illinois	Walrmart #1761	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck in the legs by a motorized wheelchair and subsequently hospitalized.
2016-07-26	Edison	New Jersey	FedEx Ground	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While turning a corner on a motorized power jack, an employee crushed/fractured a foot between the jack and the wall.
2016-04-07	Fairborn	Ohio	ISupply	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee had exited a forklift when a coworker traveling in the same direction in a motorized pallet jack forklift struck his left ankle.
2016-03-23	Lakeland	Florida	Advanced Autoparts	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a motorized pallet jack to move cardboard recycling bins. While the employee was steering, the jack became stuck and pinned the employee's ankle to the storage racks. The employee suffered a broken tibia/fibula.
2016-03-10	Westerville	Ohio	Otterbein University	Lower leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee went into the shed to get a pitching machine when he severely cut his left calf on the sharp edge of a motorized cart. He was hospitalized.
2016-02-09	Houston	Texas	United Airlines Inc.	Leg(s)	Walking, without other incident-single episode
While transporting bags to a terminal, an employee walked between the bag carts and a motorized tug. While turning left, the employee suffered a broken left leg, requiring hospitalization.
2016-01-03	Brooksville	Florida	Walmart Store	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
As an employee was dismounting a forklift, a coworker approached with a motorized pallet jack. The coworker did not stop in time and struck the employee on the right leg. The employee was hospitalized for a broken bone above the right ankle.
2015-11-14	Saint Louis	Missouri	IKEA US WEST, INC	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was making a turn while driving a motorized pallet jack in the Textiles area of the store and their left foot was pinned between the pallet jack and a steel column causing an ankle laceration.
2015-11-10	Egg Harbor Township	New Jersey	Canada Dry Delaware Valley Bottling Company	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was unloading a trailer using a motorized pallet jack when the jack pinned the employee between the jack and the wall of the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left shin.
2015-10-12	Victoria	Texas	Performance Food Services	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a motorized pallet to a charging station and slipped crushing his foot between two pallets.
2015-09-12	Niles	Ohio	Alcoa ATEP, Niles	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A material handler on the motorized sheet lifter picked up a pack of material with the lifter and was moving the pack around when the pack struck a fixed object. The stack then shifted and caught the worker's fingers between the object and the stack injuring three fingers. The pinky finger was partially amputated from the tip to between the first and second joint.
2015-08-19	Oakwood Village	Ohio	Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee at the warehouse placed a 35-pound box of degreaser on the forks of a motorized stand-on powered industrial vehicle and hit the wrong button, causing the PIV to move backwards and pin the employee against the rack system. The employee suffered a crushing fracture to the left leg.
2015-08-17	Pascoag	Rhode Island	MCKENNA ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was preparing to operate a motorized roof tear off machine. The machine got stuck in reverse. The employee held on to the machine as it continued reversing. Both the employee and the machine fell off of the roof. The employee sustained bruised ribs and shoulders.
2015-08-11	Davie	Florida	JORDAN HIGH VOLTAGE INC	Wrist(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was walking alongside a motorized aerial lift machine on unstable ground. The lift's tires sank into the ground causing it to tip over and strike the employee's left hand fracturing the wrist.
2015-08-01	Norfolk	Virginia	Defense Commissary Agency Norfolk	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While an employee operated a motorized pallet jack, his right pinky finger got caught and severed between the handle of the pallet jack and a metal machine.
2015-07-30	Freehold	New Jersey	International Vitamin Company	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack when he bumped into a stack of adjacent pallets. The pallets fell on him, causing contusions to his head, arms, legs, and hands.
2015-07-16	Harrisonville	Missouri	WALMART LOGISTICS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a powered pallet jack out of the cold storage room. As he was pulling out, a second motorized pallet jack approached from his left and struck his equipment. He attempted to stop the other equipment using his foot. His left big toe was pinched between the mast areas of the two pallet jacks and had to be amputated at the hospital.
2015-06-27	Fairborn	Ohio	I Supply Co.	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's foot got crushed between two motorized pallet jacks, resulting in in-patient hospitalization.
2015-06-01	Pendergrass	Georgia	WAYNE FARMS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee's right thumb was partially amputated after a collision that occurred while he was operating a motorized pallet jack.
2015-05-19	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Stella and Chewy's Llc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee got his finger caught between the pallet racking and the freeze dryer cart as he guided the cart towards the freeze dryer with a motorized pallet jack. The cart became stuck at the dryer, and he tried to push it into the racking system. His right pinky finger got caught and was partially amputated.
2015-05-05	Douglas	Georgia	Wal-Mart	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A motorized conveyor flipped over while unloading a trailer. The conveyor belt was stopped; when an employee tried to flip it back to its normal position, the conveyor started back up, pinching his finger between the belt and a roller and resulting in a partial amputation. Approximately 95 percent of his left ring fingernail was removed.
2015-04-28	Ormond Beach	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack. He fractured his right thumb when it became caught between the grocery rack and the handle of the pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.