Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-05	Cadiz	Oh	Pilot Travel Centers LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting a pickup truck. The CB wire caught the employee's foot and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken right hip.
2021-10-28	Cincinnati	Oh	American Scaffolding, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading 12 scaffolding frames for a client. The frames were standing upright against the back window of a pickup truck and were strapped in. The pickup was on a street with a slight incline. The employee unsecured the frames, took one section off, and moved to the tailgate area of the truck to hand the frame to the client on the ground. As the employee's back was turned, the frames started falling toward him and he tried to jump out of the back of the truck, but the frames caug
2021-10-01	Sioux Falls	Sd	Limoges Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding a concrete power trowel into the back of a pickup truck. The trowel was being lifted by a chain attached to a forklift. As the trowel was being lowered into the pickup truck by the forklift, the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the trowel handle and the side of the pickup truck bed, resulting in an amputation with no bone loss.
2021-08-09	Hampshire	Il	Custom Pak Illinois, Inc	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working with a machine that was filling small tubes with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP). He pulled out the pickup tube and the chemical splashed on him, causing second-degree burns to his shoulder, chest, arm, and stomach. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-19	Cypress	Tx	Kroger Marketplace	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was bent over checking spill buckets at the fuel station and was struck by a pickup truck. The employee sustained lacerations on the ear and head, a broken finger, and an abdominal injury.
2021-07-14	Linden	Pa	William L Robinson Concrete Contractors, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 10-inch step stool performing maintenance on a pickup truck engine when they fell off the step stool and landed on a wheeled tool chair. The employee suffered six fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-06-29	Natchez	Ms	ATMOS ENERGY Group LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road
An employee who had been checking meters was standing by a company pickup truck parked near an intersection along the left shoulder of a road. A utility truck and trailer loaded with utility poles traveling past the parked work truck caught the front left of the parked pickup truck and moved it approximately 25 feet, pinning the employee between the two vehicles. The employee suffered one broken rib and a bruised lung.
2021-06-22	Benton	Il	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while exiting a pickup truck, landing on the asphalt parking lot surface about 22 inches below. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the left femur (including at the neck of the hip socket) and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-04-22	Bushton	Ks	Hi - Plains Sand Inc	Hand(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was hooking up an air compressor to a pickup. The air compressor started rolling on its tires, pushing the employee toward the pickup. The employee's hand was smashed, causing broken bones.
2021-03-31	Sarver	Pa	Halliburton Energy Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was closing the tailgate of a pickup truck and caught their left ring finger in the hinge of the gate, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-03-12	Orlando	Fl	The Middlesex Corporation	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Roadway collision with other vehicle
On March 12, 2020, an employee was driving a pickup truck along a closed highway lane. The truck hit the side of a skid steer's track, and the employee suffered neck whiplash. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-24	Mobile	Al	CSA Equipment Company, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from water vehicle
An employee was stepping off a gangway and tripped on a piece of rope that is attached to the safety net. This caused him to fall to the dock and then he rolled underneath the passenger side of a pickup truck that was parked about 3 to 4 feet from the gangway. When the pickup truck pulled away, it ran over the employee's left leg and fractured it.
2021-02-23	Gainesville	Fl	Earl W. Colvard, Inc.	Lower extremities	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On February 23, 2020, an employee was moving a 570-pound tire onto a pickup truck's lift gate when the tire fell off the lift gate and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee suffered an injury to his right lower muscle and was hospitalized.
2021-02-19	Bedford	Pa	Fastenal Company	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee jumped off the back of a pickup truck and suffered a broken right heel. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-09	Plaquemine	La	Repcon, Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was dismounting from the bumper of a pickup truck. As the employee was stepping off, the bumper components slipped out from under him, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a closed fracture of his left ankle, requiring surgery.
2021-02-08	Hanover	Pa	Sun Coach Lines	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the back of a pickup truck while working on a salt spreader, resulting in a bruise to their temple.
2021-02-07	Carlisle	Pa	John W. Gleim Jr. Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was loading bags of salt into the bed of the pickup truck. The employee closed the tailgate, catching their finger between the tailgate and the job box and resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2021-01-21	Tampa	Fl	Traffic Control Products of Florida, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was using an air hose at the company's fueling station to fill a co-worker's bicycle tires. The employee was bent over in front of a pickup truck while filling the tires. The pickup moved forward, striking the employee and causing a compound fracture to his left leg.
2021-01-11	Saint Charles	Il	Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC	Skull	Fall on same level due to slipping
At 1:24 p.m. on January 11, 2021, an employee was assisting with curbside Christmas tree pickup when he slipped on ice and fell backward, striking the back of his head on the side of the truck and then on the ground. The employee suffered a left parietal non-displaced skull fracture.
2020-10-13	Jacksonville	Fl	WHC	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On October 13, 2020, an employee was riding on the tailgate of a pickup truck. The truck went over a bump and the employee fell striking his head on the concrete parking lot. The employee suffered a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain.
2020-10-12	Marietta	Ga	S & D Industrial Painting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up lane closures. A car driver crossed over four lanes and hit the arrow board (already set up) and the company pickup truck. The truck in turn hit the employee, who suffered a broken left femur, chipped bones in the shoulders, a broken right ankle, and three broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-11	Eufaula	Al	Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up a flatbed trailer to a pickup truck. While letting the hitch down onto the receiver ball, the hitch became bound. The employee jostled the hitch pin while continuing to let the jack stand down. The hitch slipped while the employee's fingertip was in the safety pin hole, causing a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-06	San Antonio	Tx	R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Company LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was transitioning from the B deck of a rail car to the rail car side ladder. The employee lost his grip on the ladder and fell approximately six feet striking his backside on the hood of a parked shuttle pickup truck.
2020-10-06	Lake Worth	Fl	BERMUDA LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was lying on the grass on his break and was run over by a pickup truck driven by another employee. The employee sustained scrapes and bruises.
2020-09-22	Easton	Ct	Aquarion Water Company	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding in the bed of a company pickup truck stabilizing the motor that was being brought over to the dumpster for disposal. When the truck came to a stop, the employee lost his footing and fell out of the truck bed on the driver's side and struck the back of his head on the driveway pavement. The employee suffered a laceration to the back of the head and a skull fracture.
2020-09-21	Sonora	Ca	U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest	Thigh(s)	Roadway collision-moving in opposite directions, oncoming
Two employees were operating a side-by-side UTV on a forest road and were involved in a head on collision with a pickup truck. Employee 1 suffered a compound fracture to their left femur, a laceration on their left calf, and a laceration just below the right kneecap. Employee 1 was hospitalized and required surgery. Employee 2 sustained shoulder and neck injuries and was treated and released.
2020-09-17	Ormond Beach	Fl	Halifax Paving, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
A truck driver was sitting in a stopped pickup truck with the driver-side door open in the left shoulder median of I-95 southbound, checking truck access areas for an I-95 northbound paving work area. The employee's pickup truck was then struck by a tractor trailer, and both vehicles spun and ended up in the trees on the right side of I-95 southbound. The employee was thrown from his vehicle and impacted the ground, suffering a head injury, fractured ribs, and a fractured femur. He was hospitali
2020-09-14	Mount Pocono	Pa	Northeast Precast	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On Monday, September 14, 2020, at approximately 10:40 AM, employees were setting precast concrete wall panels (45' x 12'). A lift was used to pickup braces. The frame of the lift contacted a wall brace causing a concrete panel to fall. As the panel fell, it struck a manlift that was being used to install braces. As the manlift fell, it struck the lift causing an employee in the manlift to be ejected. He was wearing a personal fall arrest harness at the time. The employee sustained a fractured ri
2020-09-11	Cusseta	Ga	Mark Dunning Industries	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
While collecting garbage, an employee stepped off the garbage truck and was crossing the street when a pickup truck struck the employee. The employee suffered head and hip injuries.
2020-09-01	Weldona	Co	Coastal Chemical Co. L.L.C.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving drums in the bed of a pickup. He fell from the tailgate, landing on his back and striking his head on the concrete ground. He suffered a contusion to the back of the head and bleeding in the brain.
2020-09-01	Bronx	Ny	Skanska ECCO Joint Venture	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
At around 4:40 AM, two employees were hooking up an air compressor to the back of a pickup truck. Due to wet weather, the injured employee's hand slipped, causing the end of the compressor to fall, pinching his left middle finger between the arm of the compressor hitch and the top of his boot. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the middle fingertip.
2020-08-29	Omaha	Ne	Securitas	Arm(s)	Stings and venomous bites
A security officer was at a check-out gate, moving product inside a pickup bed, when a spider bit his arm. He developed a staphylococcus infection and was hospitalized.
2020-07-15	Dennison	Ohio	Moorehead Brothers	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A fire occurred while an employee was transferring fuel from a larger tank to a smaller tank on a pickup truck. The employee was burned on the right arm and the right side from their armpit to their waistline. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-03	Delaware City	Delaware	Delaware City Refining Company, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee stepped out of a pickup truck, which began to move. The employee fell and the truck ran over the employee's right leg, causing tibia and fibula fractures that required surgery.
2020-06-27	Ocala	Florida	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Two employees were in the bed of a customer's pickup truck, moving a grill to the back of the bed. The customer removed his ratchet straps from the truck's cab and threw them on the ground. When one of the two employees stepped down from the truck bed, his left foot landed on top of the ratchet. The employee went to the ground and the foot was broken.
2020-06-13	Proctor	West Virgini	Otis Eastern Services, LLC	Pelvic region	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was injured when another employee driving a pickup truck backed into him, pinning him between the truck and heavy equipment. He was hospitalized with a puncture laceration to the right buttocks.
2020-06-05	Superior	Colorado	JMG Concrete Services, LLC	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was retrieving formwork materials off a pickup truck. He fell to the ground and suffered a skull fracture.
2020-03-31	Brockton	Massachusett	VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was moving a chair from the bed of a pickup truck to a loading dock. He stepped into a gap between the tailgate and the loading dock and fell into the truck bed. His right leg was trapped in the gap and broken. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-02-27	Durant	Oklahoma	Utility Technology Services, Inc.	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were on-site delivering a bundle of pipes. An employee was unloading the pipes by tying the pipes with a chain that was hooked to the back of a pickup truck. When the pipes came off the flat bed, one of the pipes struck the injured employee, who was standing on the ground near the flat bed, on the head resulting in a laceration.
2020-02-21	Toledo	Ohio	Argus Corp.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was pinned between two pickup trucks inside the building, sustaining external and internal bruising in the abdomen.
2020-02-13	Quincy	Massachusett	BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee had been checking airlines on railcars. The pickup truck that the employee had been driving rolled backwards and pinned him between the driver's side door and a rail car. He sustained bruised ribs.
2020-02-12	San Diego	California	U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was securing equipment on a pickup truck with a bungee cord. The bungee cord snapped loose and struck the employee on the left eye causing an injury that required hospitalization.
2020-01-22	Ree Heights	South Dakota	IES Commercial and Industrial	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was spotting for a skid steer that was loading a bucket into a pickup truck when the employee slipped and fell near the skid steer tracks. The skid steer moved forward and ran over the employee's leg, fracturing the tibia.
2020-01-11	Williston	North Dakota	Northwest Grading, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from an excavator to a pickup truck when he slipped on ice and suffered broken leg.
2020-01-10	Alice	Texas	Fesco	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was lowering a pickup truck's tail gate when his right ring finger was caught between a cable and the tailgate's upper rail. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.
2019-09-17	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Eat 'n Park Hospitality Group	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking through a food pickup area. She slipped on a piece of ice and fell, suffering an open distal fracture of the left knee.
2019-09-17	Belmont	Ohio	Gas Field Services LLC	Head	Nonclassifiable
On September 17, 2019, an employee collapsed while loading gallon jugs into a pickup truck. The employee's head hit the ground and the employee was hospitalized with a head fracture.
2019-09-17	North Miami Beach	Florida	Stella Pool Maintenance LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading chemicals into a pickup when he slipped and fell to the ground. He suffered a dislocated shoulder and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-09-16	San Angelo	Texas	Butch's Rathole and Anchor Service, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking the trailer to a pickup truck. Some of the weight of the trailer came down on the employee's left index finger, crushing it against the hitch ball. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-09-03	Pensacola	Florida	Vannoy's Tires	Pelvis	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee pulled a van forward, then got out of the van to check the air pressure. As he was getting the tire gauge, the van started rolling backwards and he was pinned between the van and a pickup truck. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis.
2019-08-28	Houston	Texas	CGC Logistics	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was cleaning out the bed of his pickup truck when wet mud/concrete slid out and landed on his right foot. Two of the employee's toes were amputated.
2019-08-20	Tampa	Florida	SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT CORPORATION	Head and neck	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a pickup truck towards the hangar. When he turned towards the hanger door the truck impacted the stationary clamp used to secure the hangar doors. He struck his head inside of the vehicle and sustained a concussion, forehead laceration, and a herniated disc in the neck.
2019-08-14	Hot Springs	Arkansas	Aluma-Weld Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
At 2:00 p.m. on August 14, 2019, after driving a pickup truck in the morning, an employee began to suffer cramping and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat stress.
2019-07-22	Kennebunk	Maine	Peace of Mind Landscape Construction, Inc.	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was riding on the running board of a moving pickup truck when his hat blew off. He jumped off the truck and hit his head on the ground, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-19	Ravenna	Nebraska	Aurora Coop	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee had disconnected a trailer from a pickup. The trailer started to roll away and the employee tried to slow/stop the trailer while two other employees went to get a block to put under the wheels. The employee sustained broken bones in the right foot from the rolling trailer.
2019-07-09	Meredosia	Illinois	Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
At about 7:00 p.m. on July 9, 2019, at an employee was putting equipment in the back of a pickup truck when the truck backed up, running the employee over. The employee suffered fractures to the upper left arm, the left femur, the left-side pelvis, and three ribs on the left side.
2019-06-04	Brookside Village	Texas	Ramco Industries	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A Ramco employee was directing a dump truck into position at a worksite when a pickup truck backed over the employee breaking both legs.
2019-05-31	Clarksburg	West Virgini	Lowes Home Center #1805	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was attempting to load a tractor into the bed of a pickup truck when the tractor flipped and landed on top of him. He was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae in the back.
2019-04-04	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was refueling an excavator from a fuel cell located in the back of a pickup truck. When the employee was rolling up the fuel hose and cable, the excavator rotated counter-clockwise and crushed the employee's lower back/torso between the excavator and the pickup truck.
2019-03-30	Cartersville	Georgia	Vulcan Industrial Contractors Company, Inc.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A pickup truck backed into an employee, knocking him to the ground and breaking his right hip.
2019-03-05	Orange	Texas	Waste Management	Ankle(s)	Roadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was on the back of a waste management truck when it was rear-ended by a pickup truck. The employee suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2019-03-01	Downers Grove	Illinois	Art Van Furniture #197	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was directing a pickup truck as it backed up to get a delivery. The truck struck the employee, causing bruises, contusions, and a blood clot in the leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-18	Pocahontas	Arkansas	BLACK RIVER COMMODITIES LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee unhooked a grain wagon from a pickup truck. The wagon began to roll, and the employee's right ring and middle fingers were caught between the concrete ground and a piece of wood being used to stop the wagon from rolling. The employee underwent a revision amputation.
2019-02-18	Eglin Afb	Florida	Reliant Test and Technology	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An electronic maintenance technician noticed that part of the tarp covering a radar dome had come off. He was standing on the bed of his pickup truck, pulling a rope attached to the tarp, when he fell off and landed on his back on the asphalt pavement. He suffered a skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging and was hospitalized.
2019-02-15	Williamsville	New York	McCollister's Transportation Group, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a skid of antennas from the back of a pickup truck. The truck's lift gate was wet with rain; the employee slipped and fell backwards from it to the ground, suffering a broken right hip.
2019-02-05	Hastings	Florida	Barnes Farms, LLLP.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was hooking up a trailer onto a pickup truck when he stepped on a pygmy rattlesnake, which bit him on his right shin. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-28	Findlay	Ohio	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level
On January 28, 2019, at approximately 4:35 p.m., an employee was attempting to move a plastic banded pallet in the bed of a pickup truck when the strap broke causing the employee to fall backwards out of the truck onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained head and neck trauma.
2019-01-22	Callahan	Florida	Florida Power and Light	Leg(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was attempting to undo a sling between a crew material handler truck that was struck in the mud and a four-wheeled pickup truck that was pulling the crew material handler truck when the four-wheeled truck rolled back, pinning his right leg. He suffered lacerations, punctures, and a damaged main artery behind his right knee, requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-14	Waverly	Ohio	Kirchhoff Automotive	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee hitched a ride in the back of another employee's pickup and was thrown from the back of the truck to the ground, suffering head trauma.
2019-01-09	San Angelo	Texas	W&W-AFCO Steel LLC	Lumbar region	Roadway collision with other vehicle
Employees were operating/driving a boom lift back to the shop and were crossing a road when a pickup truck struck the lift. One employee was injured and sustained five transverse process fractures and one spinous process fracture in the L2-L4 vertebrae.
2019-01-02	Brook Park	Ohio	FORD MOTOR CO.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting his pickup truck when he slipped/tripped and hit his running board(s). He sustained multiple rib fractures and was hospitalized.
2018-09-26	Circleville	Ohio	Daily Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On September 26, 2018, an employee was helping unload a concrete panel off a forklift truck onto a pickup truck bed. The panel slipped and its weight came down on the employee's little finger, pinching off the tip.
2018-09-25	North Chicago	Illinois	J. A. Johnson Paving Company	Head and neck	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
An employee was struck by a pickup truck as it backed up, suffering head and neck injuries.
2018-09-24	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Novotech Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a trailer to a pickup truck and pinched their left index finger between the trailer and the ball on the trailer hitch resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-08-20	Appleton	Wisconsin	MCC, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to climb into the driver's side of a pickup truck when his left foot slipped off the running board and his left hand lost grip of the handle inside the truck, causing him to fall to the ground and land on his back. He sustained five fractured ribs and a punctured lung, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-27	Mount Pulaski	Illinois	Terra Firma Soil Solutions	Lower extremities	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
A pickup truck rolled and pinched an employee between it and an oil truck. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the lower extremities.
2018-07-24	Schertz	Texas	Republic Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee started feeling ill during a trash pickup and threw up. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.
2018-06-20	San Antonio	Texas	Builders FirstSource	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a gooseneck trailer to the ball hitch of a pickup truck. As the trailer was being shifted into place, his left middle fingertip was pinched and severed between the trailer and hitch.
2018-06-15	Bridgeport	Pennsylvania	J P Mascaro	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While on a trash pickup route, an employee experienced cramping in the legs and arms due to dehydration/heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-14	Jacksonville	Florida	Yellowstone Landscape-Southeast, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was riding in an air-conditioned pickup truck to another jobsite when he felt dizzy. He was hospitalized due to dehydration and heat exhaustion.
2018-06-05	Austin	Texas	Elitecurb and Concrete, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was offloading tools from the pickup truck bed when the tailgate extender fell striking his left ring finger and amputating the fingertip.
2018-05-25	Hereford	Texas	North Star Dairy, LLC	Brain	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was crossing from one side of a work site to another side in a work gator when he was struck by a pickup truck. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury requiring surgery.
2018-05-23	Johnstown	Ohio	Trillium Farm Holdings LLc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to hitch a box trailer to a pickup truck. As the employee was aligning the ball with the trailer hitch, their fingers were inside the hitch. When the ball aligned with the hitch the fingers were pinched resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip. The fingertip was reattached at a medical treatment facility.
2018-05-17	Uniontown	Pennsylvania	Goodwill Recycling Center	Ankle(s)	Trip on uneven surface without fall
An employee was sitting on a recycling truck that was making pickups when she stepped down from the truck onto uneven gravel and sprained her ankle.
2018-05-01	Lake City	Florida	Ellis Crane Works, Inc.	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee climbed on the back of a pickup truck bed after he finished picking up signs off the side of the road. The driver was driving the pickup truck along the interstate shoulder going eastbound toward the jobsite when the employee fell off the vehicle, striking his head on the ground and requiring hospitalization. He was wearing a hard hat when he fell.
2018-04-21	Batavia	Ohio	Sewell Motor Express	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was at an assigned pickup location and was sweeping out a semi trailer with a broom prior to loading it when he fell out of the trailer. He struck his head on the concrete below and was knocked unconscious for a brief period. He suffered a laceration requiring staples, a concussion and hospitalization.
2018-04-19	Lee	Florida	ARD Contracting, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On April 19, 2018, at around 9:00 AM, an employee was standing on the tailgate at the back of his pickup truck trying to get something out when he slipped and fell backwards off the truck to the ground. The employee was admitted to the hospital due to a fractured vertebrae and compressed lower back disc.
2018-04-11	Poughkeepsie	New York	D. A. Collins Companies, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was picking up safety cones on the interstate and placing them into the back of a pickup truck when he lost his balance and fell beside the truck. The rear wheel of the truck then struck and broke his right ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-24	Jamaica	New York	Raytheon Company	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a pickup truck while unloading equipment, suffering a fractured right wrist and left elbow.
2018-03-16	Jacksonville	Florida	Rose Services, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was in a road work zone using a measurement wheel to determine how many feet of temporary pavement markings were painted when a pickup truck struck him resulting in a broken wrist and leg, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-07	Indiantown	Florida	Barnard Construction Company, Inc	Multiple body parts	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was attempting to run to the inside of a pickup truck that had accidentally been placed in reverse instead of park when the employee was pinned between two vehicles, suffering broken ribs and a fractured left shoulder.
2018-03-07	Jacksonville	Florida	Interstate Sealant & Concrete, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was surveying joints and concrete inside a construction zone about 5 feet away from the safety cones when a pickup truck with a trailer hit him. He suffered a broken left leg, concussion, and laceration to his lower back, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-27	Omaha	Nebraska	American Bottling Company	Jaw, chin	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
The employee was operating a company-owned pickup truck and was backing up to a customer's loading dock when the truck struck the dock. The employee struck their face on the cab of the truck fracturing their jaw.
2018-02-27	Warren	Ohio	Sandy's Tire Sales, Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Three employees were moving a large tire from the bed of one pickup truck to another. The trucks were backed up to each other with the tailgates down. As the tire was being rolled from one truck to the other, it caught on the lip of the tailgate and started to fall. At this time, the injured employee was either knocked over or fell over and his hip struck the tailgate. He suffered a fractured pelvis.
2018-02-08	Miami	Florida	Swissport USA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was doing pushups on the ground when a pickup truck ran over his right hand. He suffered broken bones and a pinky amputation.
2018-01-22	Seffner	Florida	Moyer Trucks & Equipment Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was sitting on the tailgate of a moving pickup truck when the employee fell to the dirt ground, suffering a fractured left hip.
2018-01-17	Akron	Ohio	Giant Eagle Supermarket	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On January 17, 2018, an employee exited the front of the store and was walking on the outside designated walkway toward the parking lot when a pickup truck ran over and fractured her feet, knees, and legs.
2018-01-04	El Paso	Texas	AJ Airfield Lighting	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was gluing PVC duct along the shoulder of a runway when he was struck by a pickup truck and thrown about 6 feet, hitting his head on the pavement. He suffered head lacerations, a broken left ankle, and a broken nose, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-11	Homosassa	Florida	TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
After hand loading 7 bags of pelletized horse bedding into the bed of a customer's pickup truck, an employee fell as she was getting down from the bed of the truck. She fractured her left femur, radius, and ulna.
2017-10-09	Garden City	Kansas	Reeve Cattle Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on hay approximately 7 feet high to load bales one by one onto a flatbed pickup truck. The employee slipped on a wet bale and fell off the haystack, suffering a head injury, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs.