Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Orlando	Fl	Averitt Express Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A driver was using a pallet jack to move a pallet to the back of a trailer when a slat broke on the pallet and caused the pallet jack to tilt. The driver fell off the back of the trailer about 4 feet to the pavement. The driver sustained an open fracture to the right elbow that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-11-16	Tampa	Fl	AutoPlus	Knee(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was moving parts with a pallet jack. The pallet jack displaced a stack of plastic totes in front of the material being moved. The employee attempted to stop the stack of totes from falling and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a torn muscle in his left knee that required surgery.
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	Lyon Station	Pa	East Penn Manufacturing Co.	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a parked van. His legs were pinned between the bumper of the van and the pallet jack. His right ankle was broken and he suffered contusions to the left lower leg/ankle. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Jackson	Wi	Sysco Eastern WI, LLC	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was backing up a pallet jack and hit a stack of pallets, causing a board to break off a pallet and strike the employee's foot. The employee sustained a laceration.
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.
2021-11-13	Chambersburg	Pa	Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was maneuvering a pallet jack. The employee's little finger was crushed between the pallet jack's handle and a concrete bollard. Part of the finger was amputated.
2021-11-12	Crystal Lake	Il	WALMART INC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stocking produce when she tripped over plastic wrap hanging from a pallet and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a broken hip.
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	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.
2021-11-11	Jonesboro	Ar	Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
On November 12, 2021, at 9:45 AM, an employee was using a pallet jack to deliver goods to the front door of a school. As he started to turn, the load shifted and began to fall. The material fell and struck his left leg and hip, resulting in a broken left femur.
2021-11-10	Gainesville	Ga	PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was standing behind a pallet jack. The employee used the throttle to move the pallet jack; it reversed instead of going forward and pinned his left leg to the wall. He suffered a fracture to the lower leg.
2021-11-10	Manchester	Nh	Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving steel plates from a rack to a pallet for shipping. A set of three steel plates came unclamped from the overhead crane and crushed the employee's foot, resulting in multiple fractures and lacerations.
2021-11-10	Edison	Nj	TAYLORED SERVICES, INC.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unloading a trailer when they tripped over a pallet and fell, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-11-10	Holiday	Fl	Great Bay Distributors, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was parking a pallet jack. The employee's right ankle was pinned between the jack and a metal safety rail. The ankle was broken and lacerated, and the employee was hospitalized.
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	Irving	Tx	Hello Fresh	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an electric stand up pallet jack to move material. A pallet, weighing approximately 90 lbs., fell from the fourth tier of a shelving system and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for bruises and contusions.
2021-11-09	Nampa	Id	Hydroblend Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A bagged product fell from an elevated pallet and struck an employee, breaking his ankle.
2021-11-08	Evans	Ga	Walmart Supercenter	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was making a bale. He brought over an empty pallet and as he turned away, the pallet fell on his right ankle, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-11-08	State College	Pa	J.C. Orr & Son, Incorporated	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee walked behind a pallet they were moving when they tripped over another pallet that was staged in the same area and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left tibia.
2021-11-07	Chicago	Il	Ground Services International (GSI) Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was on a trailer pulling a pallet towards a K-loader when his foot rolled under the pallet and was pinned between the pallet and a roller. The employee's ankle was broken in three places.
2021-11-05	Ashford	Al	Summerford Pallet Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from the sawmill to the pallet plant when they slipped on mud and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-11-04	Mountain Top	Pa	Mountain Top Foam	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was building foam tubs and stacking them on a pallet. As she was stacking a tub on the pallet, her left foot caught the pallet and she fell to the floor. She suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized.
2021-11-04	Montz	La	FieldCore Service Solutions, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was rigging a pallet of four CRV linkages. A linkage slid off the pallet and pinched the employee's right middle and ring fingers, causing a partial amputation of one finger through the bone.
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.
2021-11-03	Blytheville	Ar	Hays Store Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving an empty dolly in the packet room. As she backed up, her left heel struck an empty pallet and she fell onto it. She suffered a broken left hip.
2021-11-03	Atlanta	Ga	Trans-United Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while moving a pallet, landing on the ground and suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized and underwent 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.
2021-10-31	Montgomery	Ny	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a double pallet jack. The employee jumped off the jack, and their leg was caught between the jack and a pallet. The leg was lacerated and broken.
2021-10-29	Kohler	Wi	KOHLER CO.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving packed ware from the end of a conveyor to a pallet using a hoist. As the employee raised the hoist, her left index finger became pinched on the lifting device, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-29	Little Rock	Ar	Arkansas Food Bank	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was using a walkie rider pallet jack to unload pallets of milk crates from a trailer. The pallet jack went out of control and struck his left ankle, breaking it.
2021-10-28	Fairfield	Oh	The Martin-Brower Co, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee was leaving a trailer with the pallet jack he had been using to load it. When he reached the place where the dock plate met the trailer, he fell forward and landed head first on the floor. He was hospitalized.
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.
2021-10-25	Rocky Hill	Ct	Capstone Logistics	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck in the head by falling pallets, resulting in multiple skull fractures and bleeding on the brain.
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.
2021-10-22	College Park	Ga	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading merchandise from a trailer using an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack got caught in a pallet on the floor and the employee was ejected from the pallet jack, resulting in fractures to the tibia and humerus.
2021-10-22	North Kansas City	Mo	VS Services LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a truck. While adjusting a pallet weighing approximately 700-800 pounds, the entire pallet fell on top of him, resulting in bleeding and a broken leg.
2021-10-22	Atlanta	Ga	Sunny Delight Beverages Co.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a pallet from inside the palletizer machine on the large line. The employee was caught in the palletizer when the hoist engaged and pinned him, resulting in a laceration across the left pectoral muscle. 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	Little Rock	Ar	Performance Food Group- Little Rock	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was operating a high-rise order picker to stack pallets and was attempting to straighten out an uneven pallet. The weight of the pallet shifted and the employee fell out of the order picker machine to the floor resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-10-21	Savannah	Ga	THE HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck the corner of a storage rack. The employee suffered injuries to the left foot and ankle.
2021-10-19	Colorado Springs	Co	SYSCO DENVER INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee tried to maneuver a pallet jack being steered by a co-worker by grabbing the forks when the forks came down onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.
2021-10-18	Londonderry	Nh	Stonyfield Farm, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was rebuilding a pallet of yogurt cases when his foot slipped off the side rail of a conveyor and he fell to a lower level, resulting in injuries.
2021-10-16	Dallas	Tx	Amazon Fulfillment Center FTW 1	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee's shoelace was caught on a strap hook on the bottom pallet in a stack. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken hip.
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.
2021-10-15	Madison	Al	Target Corporation	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (pallet end rider - double) when his foot became wedged between his equipment and a parked tugger resulting in fractures and lacerations.
2021-10-14	Syracuse	Ny	River Valley Holdings, Inc. dba Cavallaro Foods, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack. The employee's right lower leg was pinned between the pallet jack and a rack, causing fractures.
2021-10-12	Cumming	Ga	WALMART, INC.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving pallets with an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack caught his right foot and ran it over, severing a tendon on the left side. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-11	Houston	Tx	National L.S. Inc	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee opened the doors of a trailer containing empty wooden pallets. The pallets fell and struck him on the left shoulder, injuring the shoulder and his lower back.
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.
2021-10-09	Rochester	Ny	Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was placing cases of products on pallets on a grocery shipping line. While he was between two pallets, adjusting a case on one of them, a pallet jack moved to pick up one of the pallets. The employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered a sprained ankle, two broken ribs, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-09	Dallas	Tx	Premier Employee Solutions LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving an electric pallet jack and lost control on a wet floor. The employee fell out of the pallet jack, resulting in a broken right tibia.
2021-10-08	Macon	Ga	Penske Truck Leasing	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was loading a pallet jack when a spider bit him on the face. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Des Moines	Ia	U.S. Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack near a loading dock. The pallet jack drove over an uneven surface, causing the pallet jack to eject the employee onto the floor. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg.
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	Cottonwood	Al	McLane Company, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee leaned against an electric pallet jack, causing it to roll forward and strike another employee in the right ankle. The second employee's ankle was broken.
2021-10-05	Dallas	Tx	American Woodmark Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding a pallet of kitchen cabinets to a wrapper machine. The machine's rotating arm struck the employee in the chest, and the employee was hospitalized for liver and kidney injuries.
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
2021-09-29	Fort Worth	Tx	Equipment Depot	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was assisting a co-worker in flipping over a pallet jack when his left little finger was caught in the wheel of the pallet jack, resulting in a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation , as well as a laceration on his left ring finger.
2021-09-28	Forest Park	Ga	House of Raeford Farms, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a pallet jack. It lost traction; when he tried to turn the handle to change direction, it would not turn and slid into a hallway rail. The employee's right leg was pinned between the rail and the jack, and his tibia and fibula were broken.
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.
2021-09-27	Gilmer	Tx	Upshur Forest Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
As an employee was loading boards into a pallet machine, his left little finger was pinched between the gantry and the piece of wood he was holding and the distal tuft was amputated.
2021-09-27	Casselberry	Fl	Magnatone Hearing Aid Corp	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking from her car to a building entrance. She tripped on a pallet and fell, suffering a fractured and dislocated shoulder.
2021-09-25	Hartwell	Ga	Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a metal pallet that was stuck on a filler line when a sensor triggered and the filler actuated, pinning the employee between the machine and the base layer of the pallet. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum.
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	Marietta	Oh	Auto Plus	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was in the back of a truck shoving pallets of plastics into the truck. As he was turning the skid, he missed a step and fell off the back of the truck to the ground about 4 feet below. He landed on his right hip, suffering a fracture to the hip that required surgery.
2021-09-21	Guntersville	Al	Farm Fresh Foods LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
The injured employee was working to lift a 55-gallon chemical drum off a pallet jack. Two other employees came to help with the lift. The drum fell on the injured employee's left ring finger and amputated the fingertip.
2021-09-20	Bensalem	Pa	Acme Markets	Skull	Fall on same level
An employee was using a power jack to move pallets when she fell backward to the floor. She suffered a skull fracture.
2021-09-20	Conneautville	Pa	J N Pallet Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The injured employee had been placing pallet stringers (rough cut wood) into the hoppers for a nailing machine. The injured employee was removing a jammed piece of wood from a hopper while the operator of the nailing machine was also trying to unjam the wood. A metal bar moved and pinched the injured employee's finger against the jammed wood causing an avulsion injury to the fingernail and skin of the fingertip. The employee's finger required surgery that involved trimming the bone of the finger
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.
2021-09-17	Bloomsburg	Pa	Mailing Services of Pittsburgh	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to remove a 1,000-pound roll of paper from a pallet. The pallet broke and the roll turned sideways, fell on her right leg, and broke it. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-16	Tacoma	Wa	U.S. Postal Service	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was sorting large parcels in the large parcel sorting area. The employee moved a gaylord box filled with parcels with a manual pallet jack. The employee was on the front side of the box, pulling down on the upper edge of the cardboard and tipping it over. As she stepped back and was pulling down, her feet slipped out from under her and she fell backward. As she fell, she placed both hands back to catch herself and fractured both wrists.
2021-09-16	Fairburn	Ga	US Foods, Inc.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was selecting product out of a racking system and placing it on a powered pallet jack. When the employee attempted to move the jack forward, the jack struck his left leg, pinning it between the jack and a rack. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2021-09-15	Ashville	Oh	Aleris, Inc.	Thoracic region	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to rotate a wooden pallet, which contained three aluminum coils weighing about 1,200 pounds. While trying to reposition the pallet, the employee fell backward onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained a vertebra fracture.
2021-09-15	Waco	Tx	COCA COLA BOTTLING CO.	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On September 15, 2021, at 9:50 PM, an employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack and fell off while navigating a turn. The pallet jack then struck the employee and pinned his ankles against a pallet. The employee was hospitalized for bilateral ankle fractures.
2021-09-14	Delaware	Oh	KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 14, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack. As he turned into another aisle, his right ankle and calf were caught between the platform of the pallet jack and the empty wooden pallet that was in the slot location. The employee suffered a broken bone in the lower right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-09-14	Houma	La	Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Employees were at the facility to perform hurricane cleanup and repair. The frame of a pull-down overhead door had been blown out during the hurricane. An employee was mounting a board to a bracket of the frame to then install a temporary vinyl curtain. The employee was standing on a pallet that was attached to a forklift and was approximately 8-10 feet above the gravel ground. When the employee struck the overhead door, it came loose and struck him, causing him to fall from the pallet to the gr
2021-09-14	Clarksville	Ar	Walmart Distribution Center No. 6082	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift when items on a nearby elevated slot were displaced and started falling. The employee reached out to stop the items from falling and his left middle finger was caught between a pallet, the elevated slot, and the forklift, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-13	Denver	Co	Acme Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Two employees were trying to right an overturned pallet of 10-foot angle iron using a forklift. One employee's left middle finger was caught between the pallet of angle iron and another pallet below. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-09-13	Granite City	Il	Amsted Rail Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
At about 7:45 a.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee was struck by a forklift as it backed up to pick up a stack of wooden pallets. The employee suffered an avulsion injury to the left leg and was hospitalized.
2021-09-10	Romeoville	Il	BUNZL DISTRIBUTION MIDCENTRAL INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
On September 10, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the injured employee was standing in between their powered industrial truck and a pallet of goods stacked approximately 7 feet high. A second employee was traveling through the aisle, pushing three pallets of goods stacked approximately 7 feet high and struck the injured employee's pallet. The pallet struck the injured employee and pinned their left foot between it and the PIV platform and their abdomen against the goods on the pallet and the PI
2021-09-09	Philadelphia	Pa	Procacci Brothers Sales Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was stepping onto an electric pallet jack when it activated, jerked, and pinned his leg against a stack of pallets. He suffered a compound fracture to the lower left leg, at the ankle, and was hospitalized.
2021-09-09	San Antonio	Tx	Steves and Sons, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee had been placing labels on a pallet of doors. A pallet of doors fell off a forklift that was moving in reverse and hit the employee on the back causing contusions.
2021-09-08	Dallas	Tx	Smart Metals Recycling LLC dba Sprout	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee bent down between two stacks of pallets to inspect a packing slip on a pallet on the floor. When she stood up, her back struck the edge of a wooden pallet and was injured.
2021-09-08	York	Pa	C & S Wholesale Grocers Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a battery-operated pallet jack. As the jack turned a corner, the employee fell. She struck the concrete floor and the racking, suffering a right pelvic fracture, a left sacral fracture, and a fracture to a lower-back vertebra.
2021-09-07	Batesville	Ar	PECO FOODS, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was maneuvering around a pallet when her foot hit the corner and she fell to the ground. As she tried to brace herself, her left arm struck against another pallet of rolled plastic and her left humerus was broken.
2021-09-07	Caledonia	Oh	Morral Companies, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was replacing springs on a pallet labeler when his foot got caught in the pallet rollers on the line. The employee sustained fractures to his foot and toes.
2021-09-06	Houston	Tx	H-E-B GROCERY COMPANY	Abdomen, 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 in a trailer, using an electric pallet jack to realign a pallet of product that had shifted during shipment. The employee was caught between a pallet and the jack's handle; the employee suffered a laceration and/or puncture to the lower abdomen.
2021-09-05	Brewster	Ny	Ace Endico Corporation	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack to select product for an order. The employee was maneuvering the pallet jack around a steel bollard in the warehouse when his feet were pinned between the bollard and the pallet jack resulting in a right foot fracture and a laceration on the left foot requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-03	Coatesville	Pa	Cleveland - Cliffs Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was using a jib crane to move a pallet of brick into a ladle. The pendant controller shocked him. He was unable to release his right hand from the controller and slowly fell to the floor of the concrete platform, suffering a chipped bone in the left shoulder and a sprained right ankle.
2021-09-01	Jacksonville	Fl	Publix Supermarkets, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 1, 2021, an employee was selecting an order using a pallet jack. As he went to pass another pallet jack, his upper torso contacted a rack resulting in a broken clavicle and broken ribs. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-01	Abilene	Tx	Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a sled attachment from his pallet jack. The sled fell on his right hand resulting in amputation of his middle fingertip.
2021-09-01	Plympton	Ma	Sysco Boston	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While instructing a new employee, the injured employee was struck by a triple pallet jack and sustained a fractured ankle.
2021-08-31	Warners	Ny	SYSCO SYRACUSE, LLC	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee operating a forklift turned a corner and the forklift struck a pallet that was loaded on an unattended, parked forklift. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
2021-08-31	Geneva	Il	Lineage Logistics	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking temperatures with his pallet jack parked behind him. A reach truck came around a corner and struck the parked pallet jack, which rolled onto the employee's legs and knocked him to the ground. He suffered an ankle dislocation and a hairline fracture.
2021-08-31	Lakeland	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Pelvis	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a pallet jack to move ice cream in the warehouse. When they made a right turn, the pallet jack struck a bollard. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
2021-08-31	Hazleton	Pa	PECO Pallet, Incorporated	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking near a pallet stacking machine when a stack of pallets fell on him. The employee sustained head trauma and cuts.
2021-08-30	Decatur	Il	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 30, 2021, an employee was opening the door to a pallet magazine while operating a forklift. As the employee backed up the forklift, the employee's fingers were pinched between its frame and the magazine door. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-08-30	Lakeland	Fl	Saddle Creek Corporation	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was loading a trailer with a forklift. The product shifted and some items fell off the pallet that was on his forks. After he dismounted to pick up the product, the forklift's parking brake failed and the forklift rolled forward. The forks pinned his right ankle to the pallet, causing multiple fractures to the ankle.