Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Portland	Me	T W Enterprises, Inc Tree & Landscape Co,	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road
An employee was picking up tree limbs from the side of a road. A skid steer went out of control and pinned the employee against a chipper table. The employee suffered severe swelling, bruising, a broken kneecap, and a back injury.
2021-10-29	Miami Gardens	Fl	Southeastern Grocers Inc dba BiLo	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was picking up a plastic trash bag. A sharp object protruded through the bottom of the bag and cut the employee's finger and palm.
2021-10-23	Churchville	Ny	American Packaging Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was in a warehouse, picking up a horizontal roll of paper (weighing 2,000-3,000 pounds) using a forklift. The roll fell from the forklift's clamp and began moving toward a wall. The employee dismounted the forklift and was struck by the roll on the front of the left leg. The leg was broken below the knee and above the ankle.
2021-10-18	Burlington	Nj	HD SUPPLY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE LTD	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking boxes for shipping. A box was leaning against the box being picked; it fell and broke the employee's arm and pelvis.
2021-10-12	Overland Park	Ks	Great Life Kansas City, LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was preparing a golf course for setup. While picking up trash, the employee slipped and struck a work cart, suffering a broken arm.
2021-09-30	Orlando	Fl	COASTAL MECHANICAL SERVICES, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was picking up a piece of copper pipe when it slipped out of his hand. As he tried to grab it, his finger was pinched between the piece of copper pipe and a sharp end of a pipe connection coming out of a building. The employee suffered a torn tendon on his ring finger, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
2021-09-24	Auburndale	Fl	UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stacking 1-by-3, 12-foot-long boards from the conveyor outfeed. His right middle finger was pinched between the guard and the links covering the chain as he was picking up the board from the chain conveyor resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-16	Crest Hill	Il	Americold Logistics, LLC	Pelvis	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 16, 2021, a standup forklift operator was picking orders from racking systems inside a warehouse and became pinned between the forklift truck and the rack, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
2021-09-10	Kathleen	Ga	Frito-Lay Inc	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift picking material for shipping. The employee lost balance and fell from the cab of the forklift. The forklift's rear tire rolled onto the employee's left foot and fractured it.
2021-09-09	Missouri City	Tx	Texas Plumbing Supply	Wrist(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee in the warehouse was operating a reach lift truck, picking orders for delivery. The lift truck pinned his left wrist against a material rack beam. The employee's wrist required surgery.
2021-08-28	Lincoln	Nh	Loon Moutain Resort	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee was walking on a rocky surface and fell backward while picking up a water bottle on the ground. The employee suffered an injury and was hospitalized.
2021-08-26	Abilene	Tx	BWJ Metal Works, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was picking up a pipe from a plasma table. The pipe slipped out of her hand, catching it against the plasma table. The employee suffered an amputation to the right middle fingertip.
2021-08-26	Miami	Fl	Baptist Health System Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped while picking up a food tray and fell to the floor. The employee suffered an injury to the right knee.
2021-08-20	Dallas	Tx	The George D. Alan Company, LLC	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a herniated disk while picking up a box containing a 74-pound roll of sheet membrane waterproofing.
2021-08-19	Boyd	Tx	Dish Network LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was installing satellite service at a customer's residence. While he was picking up a dropped screw from the grass, a snake bit his left middle finger.
2021-08-03	Katy	Tx	Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A stand-up order picker backed into an employee who was picking up cases of liquor. The employee's left ankle was pinned between a pallet on the picker and one on the ground. The ankle was broken.
2021-08-02	San Antonio	Tx	Area Wide Protective, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
Three employees were doing highway work when a vehicle went past the barricades and hit them. Two of the three were hospitalized: one (who had been picking up barrels on the grass by the highway) suffered a broken femur and the other (who had been cracking down an arrow board) suffered a head contusion, a shoulder separation, and a shoulder fracture.
2021-07-27	Campbell	Tx	Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee collapsed while picking up trash on a route suffering from a heat-related muscle injury and dehydration.
2021-07-26	Gainesville	Fl	GFL Environmental	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On July 26, 2021, an employee was on the riding step of a garbage truck picking up garbage on a dirt road. The truck got close to a tree, knocking the employee off the riding step and resulting in bruising on his left thigh that required hospitalization.
2021-07-21	Robertsdale	Al	United Parcel Service Co., Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a hernia while picking up a package for delivery.
2021-07-16	Harvest	Al	D. R. Horton	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On July 16, 2021, at approximately 1:50 p.m., a subcontractor employee was picking up trash when he was run over by a skid-steer loader, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-07-02	Collegeville	Pa	PAARNG FMS 4	Ankle(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was picking up trash and driving a utility terrain vehicle (UTV). The UTV rolled over while coming down a hill and the employee sustained a broken ankle.
2021-07-02	Elkhorn	Wi	US Packaging LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading product from a truck using a forklift. While stacking the product, one of the pallets fell. The employee got out of the forklift and started picking up the fallen product. When the first pallet fell it struck another stack of pallets, causing them to be unstable. The stack fell onto the employee causing multiple femur fractures.
2021-06-25	Groveport	Oh	JS Products	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking stock in an aisle when she was struck by a 400-pound bundle of cardboard boxes that fell from 50 feet above her. The employee suffered injuries to her head, neck, back, and arms that required hospitalization.
2021-06-14	Hutchinson	Ks	Prairie Landworks Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was picking up tools at the end of the work day on an outdoor job site. The employee became ill, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-06-01	Venice	Fl	Integrity Glass Tempering, LLC	Wrist(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was picking up a piece of glass with a co-worker when the glass slid and cut the employee's left wrist.
2021-05-19	Miami	Fl	Swissport North America Ground Handling	Arm(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
A Swissport employee bumped into another employee while standing up after picking up aircraft wheel chocks and fell to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken left arm.
2021-05-15	Dunedin	Fl	ARHOB LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was picking up a keg of beer in a walk-in cooler. The keg fell over and struck her left leg, breaking the tibia. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-05-13	Lodi	Nj	D.O. Productions, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was picking up cardboard and plastic from the floor when he stepped on the plastic he was carrying and fell. The employee suffered a fractured ankle.
2021-05-11	Bronx	Ny	Kraus Enterprises Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was picking up construction debris and loading it onto a hand truck. The employee suffered a pinched nerve in the back, as well as a slipped disk.
2021-05-07	Westbrook	Me	YRC Freight	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was picking up a job box from the ground. The job box tipped over and fell on him. The employee sustained a fractured hand and leg.
2021-04-16	Pleasanton	Tx	NOVA Tuboscope	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was sweeping around his area and putting trash into the trash can. The employee was picking up the trash by hand when a piece of plastic struck his left eye.
2021-03-22	Houston	Tx	THE KROGER COMPANY, INC.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On March 22, 2021, at approximately 1:15 AM, an employee was picking a case of oranges in the produce department while a fork truck was moving a pallet nearby. It's forks swung to the left and struck the employee's lower right leg. The employee sustained fractures to the tibia, fibula, ankle, and foot.
2021-03-18	Southwest Ranches	Fl	Waste Pro of Florida, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a vehicle while picking up a trash container. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-11	Oklahoma City	Ok	Standard Iron & Metal Co., LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was picking trash and metal off a conveyor belt when their right arm became trapped in the conveyor belt roller drum, resulting in amputation below the shoulder.
2021-03-11	Green Cove Springs	Fl	Advanced Disposal	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On March 11, 2021, a temporary employee was on a route picking up garbage. While he was cycling the hopper, a metal pole sprung out and struck him in the face, resulting in facial fractures that required hospitalization.
2021-02-25	Fairfield	Al	Ranger Environmental, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was picking up a paper towel from the floor near a two-phase electrical heater. Loose wiring on the heater and stand shocked the employee's left ring and index fingers.
2021-02-19	Grove City	Oh	Charter Communications LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was preparing to leave a job site and was picking up traffic cones when he slipped on black ice and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-02-07	Frierson	La	Thru Tubing Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
The injured employee and a coworker removed a valve body to unclog pods in an auger. After they unclogged the pods and reloaded them, they proceeded to reinstall the valve body. As they were picking up the valve body, the coworker slipped and the valve fell onto the injured employee's left pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-02-03	Archbald	Pa	Chewy, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was picking products when she tripped and fell, resulting in a fractured left femur that required hospitalization.
2021-01-19	Bolingbrook	Il	Lakes Venture LLC, dba Fresh Thyme Farmers Market LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered back strain while picking and packing orders in a warehouse.
2021-01-19	Kennesaw	Ga	Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corporation	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
The injured employee was on the floor transferring boxes from one pallet located on the floor to another pallet located on the forks of his parked forklift. Another forklift operator was picking up boxes in close proximity to the injured employee. A third forklift operator maneuvered his forklift forward toward the injured employee's parked forklift pushing it slightly a few inches. The injured employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered abrasions and contusions to his legs, chest,
2020-10-13	Buckeye Lake	Oh	Pharmacan	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was picking marijuana buds and placing them on a tray when he suffered a severe asthma attack. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-28	Myakka City	Fl	CLASSIE GROWERS, L.L.C.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee was in the fields picking cucumbers when he became disoriented and lightheaded and developed cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration/heat exhaustion.
2020-09-25	Des Plaines	Il	Vertex Fasteners	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting a coil of steel on an arbor of a steel slitting machine. As he was picking up something on the floor, an opening of the arbor caught his right ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-09-24	Philadelphia	Pa	Dietz & Watson	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
After finishing work on a fence, an employee started picking up tools to put them in a golf-cart. The employee was in front of the golf-cart when it struck her. She sustained several fractures including a broken leg and ankle that required surgical repair.
2020-09-23	Wooster	Oh	Standard Plumbing and Heating	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was picking up a portable band saw and a long piece of all-thread. As his left hand lifted the blade portion of the saw and the all-thread, the trigger was squeezed and his left index finger was pulled into the saw resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2020-09-22	Mobile	Al	Flowerwood Nursery, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was picking up hurricane debris and was bitten by a copperhead snake on two fingers on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2020-09-18	Debary	Fl	Waste Pro	Head and neck	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
On September 18, 2020, at 6:21 AM an employee working on the rear passenger side of the garbage truck was struck by a vehicle while picking up curbside garbage. The employee suffered a broken orbital bone, broken cervical discs and facial lacerations.
2020-09-14	Fargo	Nd	Spartan Nash	Knee(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was picking up product using a pallet jack when his knee was caught between the pallet jack and a rack and fractured.
2020-09-02	Urbana	Il	UNFI Specialty Distribution Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On 9/02/2020, at 12:10 PM, an employee was picking a case in an aisle behind a high-lift forklift. The forklift backed up and caught the employee against the rack. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs.
2020-08-18	Pottsboro	Tx	Jagoe Public Co.	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on a trailer inside a closed traffic lane, picking up traffic cones. His foot slipped off, hit the pavement directly in front of the trailer tire, and was run over. He suffered a broken ankle.
2020-08-13	Hamilton	Nj	Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was picking up a dropped part near a drill press when the press caught and lacerated the employee's right ring finger.
2020-08-12	Colbert	Ga	Pike Electric, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A power crew was picking up wood poles. A sling released and a pole fell, hit the ground, and bounced back. It struck an employee in the left leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-04	Houston	Tx	Republic National Distributing Company	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was picking cases in a four-deep pallet location with two pallets left in it. As the employee was taking two cases off one of the pallets, their weight pulled the employee off the second level of the modular line. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken right wrist.
2020-08-03	Hornell	Ny	Fox Coatings & Waterproofing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A painter was picking up an airless spray gun and suffered an injection wound to the left index finger.
2020-07-24	San Antonio	Texas	Urban Concrete Contractors, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After picking up trash around the work zone an employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2020-07-17	Stockholm	Wisconsin	Maiden Rock Apples, Winery & Cidery LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On July 17, 2020, two employees were using a 6-wheeled utility vehicle to assist them in traveling between rows of apple trees to pick up pruned branches from the ground. At approximately 10:00 a.m., the injured employee was picking-up branches and was struck by the utility vehicle. The injured employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures of the sternum, pelvis, and ribs.
2020-07-15	Winnsboro	Texas	Statewide Safety Systems	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was on a truck picking up road cones when he fell off the back of the truck, suffering a broken ankle and head laceration.
2020-07-15	Ocala	Florida	Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
A temporary employee was working with a garbage collection truck. The employee's finger was cut by the edge of a television while picking it up. He sustained an amputation of the left ring finger, was hospitalized, and had surgery.
2020-07-14	Austin	Texas	Central Texas Refuse Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was picking up trash on a route and operating the levers that put the sweep blade into motion to sweep recycling materials into the body of the rear-load truck. The sweep blade knocked some of the material out of the hopper. The employee was pushing material back into the hopper when his left hand was caught by the sweep blade. The thumb on his left hand was pinched and broken.
2020-07-01	Addison	Texas	Sun Commercial Roofs, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was picking up trash during a roof removal process when the employee fell through the roof and landed on the concrete approximately 20 feet below, suffering fractures.
2020-06-30	Pittston	Pennsylvania	Corning Lifesciences	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 30, 2020, at approximately 3:45 PM, a temporary employee picking orders in the warehouse was struck in the back of the neck by a stack of boxes that fell from stacked pallets. The employee sustained fractures to the back, ribs, and pelvis, requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-12	Denver	Colorado	Colorado Cleanup Corporation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was picking up construction debris behind a skid steer when the skid steer backed into him and ran over his foot, breaking two bones in his right ankle. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-06-04	North Port	Florida	Reynolds Mowing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
An employee was picking up trash in the highway median. A vehicle hit the employee, causing broken ribs, a fractured neck, and a broken leg.
2020-05-26	Suwanee	Georgia	Kubota Tractor Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in the warehouse, picking parts for an order. The employee turned a corner and collided with another worker, head-to-head. One of the workers fell to the floor fracturing her left shoulder. The other worker was not injured.
2020-05-21	Altamonte Springs	Florida	Advent Health	Lower leg(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was moving into a new office space and that had junk left in the office areas from previous tenants. He was taking a large piece of commercial glass to the dumpster using a dolly. As he was picking up the glass over his head to throw it in the dumpster, the glass broke and half went into the dumpster and the other half fell on his right lower leg, severely cutting it. He was hospitalized with a severed tendon.
2020-05-12	Westlake	Louisiana	Trimac Group Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was picking up a load. While walking from his truck to the security check-in area, he tripped and fell, suffering two broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-05	Post Falls	Idaho	Prestige Drywall Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was picking up metal scraps around a jobsite when he tripped and fell 20 feet from a balcony to the ground. He suffered seven broken ribs, a concussion, a collapsed lung, and a possible right arm fracture, requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-02	Temple	Texas	HEB, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was picking up a stack of pallets with an electric jack. His hand was caught between the jack and the warehouse racking, causing a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2020-04-27	London	Ohio	Staples Fulfillment Center	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
At about 6:50 p.m. on April 27, 2020, an employee fell off the end of a product picking location and landed in netting. The employee suffered a lacerated right shin that required surgery.
2020-04-27	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Center for Employment Opportunities	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A temporary employee was picking up trash in a ditch. He tripped on a rock and fell to the ground, suffering lacerations to the elbows and hands, as well as a strain and pain in the knee.
2020-04-16	Russellville	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC. DBA TYSON VALLEY DISTRIBUTION CN	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was picking up cases of product that had fallen off a pallet. He tripped over one of the cases and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-06	Hummelstown	Pennsylvania	Keystone Human Services	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall while sitting
An employee had been packing up some belongings. The employee started picking up papers from the floor while sitting in an office chair. The employee lost their balance and fell to the floor. After being helped back up, the employee proceeded to their car, but fell in the parking lot. The employee sustained a hematoma on the back of the head and may have a broken bone in their neck.
2020-03-26	Brundidge	Alabama	Swift Transportation	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a terminal tractor while picking up a load, requiring hospitalization for a head injury.
2020-03-20	San Antonio	Texas	DEPLOYED RESOURCES, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While picking up equipment outside, an employee slipped on a wet, wooden deck and fell. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2020-03-18	Jackson	Missouri	kIIENINGER FARMS	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were picking up palletized product that had fallen and was leaning against the wall. When one employee pulled a pallet loose, the pallet and product fell onto the second employee. The injured employee had fractures to the right collarbone and knee, as well as bruising to the right knee. The injured employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-11	Washington	District Of	Capitol Paving of DC Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
While picking up traffic cones, an employee was struck by a vehicle mirror. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-25	New Brunswick	New Jersey	Johnson & Johnson	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell onto the floor while picking up an item. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis.
2020-02-25	Cincinnati	Ohio	R & L Carriers Shared Services LLC	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been picking up a load from a customer. The truck rolled over a curb into a gas line. The gas line ruptured and caught on fire. The employee exited the truck and jumped through the flames, sustaining second degree burns to the left hand and first degree burns to the right hand and face.
2020-02-21	Atlanta	Georgia	Lyneer Staffing Solutions LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was picking up debris and placing it in refuse bins when a nearby forklift operator reversed without looking and hit two pallets. The pallets hit the employee, who suffered a right leg injury.
2020-02-13	Cranston	Rhode Island	Ocean State Job Lot	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was bent over, picking up stacks of boxes from the floor to put into a carriage. He picked up multiple boxes and turned and felt a pop in his back. He was hospitalized with a back strain.
2020-02-11	Naples	Florida	Publix Supermarket	Pelvis	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground while picking up a cracker box, suffering a fractured pelvis.
2020-02-11	Rockton	Illinois	TAYLOR COMPANY	Multiple lower extremities locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was picking up parts from a plastic bin on the floor. When the employee turned around, she caught the edge of the pan with her foot, causing her to fall onto the cement floor. She landed on her left side and sustained injuries to the left tibial plateau, right ankle medial/lateral malleolus, and right metatarsal.
2020-02-07	Hershey	Pennsylvania	COUNTRY MEADOWS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was picking up a patient from the hospital. As the employee was transferring a wheelchair to the van, the patient slipped. The employee strained herself while trying to lift the patient. The employee sat down and experienced chest pain.
2020-01-27	San Antonio	Texas	GR Fresh Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a hernia while picking up a steel ramp for a forklift.
2020-01-13	Kansas City	Missouri	First Transit	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell while picking up a passenger at their home.
2020-01-11	Lubbock	Texas	AFCO STEEL	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was picking up a steel beam with two gantry cranes. As the employee was moving the beam towards himself, he tripped over the wheel of the crane and fractured his foot, requiring hospitalization.
2020-01-10	Shawano	Wisconsin	Aarrowcast Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was picking up a piece of scrap iron to place it in the recycle hopper when he lost his balance and fell onto the hopper. When he landed, his finger was caught between the hopper and the scrap iron resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-09-21	Harriman	New York	Metroplex Harriman Corporation	Pelvic region	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was picking cases in a dairy refrigerator. As the employee walked towards a pallet, boxes of product fell and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a crushed pelvis.
2019-09-20	Cincinnati	Ohio	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was picking up an object off the ground. A forklift backed into the employee, lacerating the employee's right leg.
2019-09-16	San Marcos	Texas	Marco Tulio Ortiz Chacon	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was picking trash and throwing it out over a balcony railing when the railing gave out. The employee and the railing fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. He fractured his right wrist, forearm, and leg.
2019-09-16	Highlands Ranch	Colorado	Pro Disposal and Recycling, LLC	Leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was in a truck picking up trash at a residential site. When he exited the truck to pick up the trash, the truck rolled back and pinned him against another vehicle. He was hospitalized with a broken right leg. The truck was not in neutral at the time of the incident.
2019-09-12	Miller	Missouri	Stainless Steel Limited	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a shear machine. While he was picking up a piece of metal, it slipped through his fingers and amputated the third and fourth fingers on his left hand.
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.
2019-09-04	Houston	Texas	Viking Contractors	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was picking up trash at a job site and had been working since 12:00 PM. The employee passed out and was hospitalized with dehydration.
2019-09-03	Heber Springs	Arkansas	Tigg Holding, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was picking up a 10-inch, 230-pound piece of C-channel, using a 7.5-ton overhead bridge crane. The C-channel slipped off the clamping device and fell approximately 7 feet onto the employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations to the right leg.
2019-08-31	San Antonio	Texas	J Rod & Sons Construction Services Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing behind a saw picking up wood as it was being cut when a piece of wood kicked back and struck him. The piece of wood impaled his back and came out of his lower body. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-15	Milton	Pennsylvania	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a pallet jack while picking orders. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.
2019-08-06	Aurora	Illinois	MAGICK WOODS INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 6, 2019, an employee was picking his shipment on a standup forklift. As he was backing up with the load, his left foot was caught between the forklift and an I-beam. He sustained broken toes and a partial amputation of the big toe.