Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Fort Worth	Tx	Conatser Construction Inc	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing outside a 5-foot diameter concrete manhole riser installing sealant near an excavator. The excavator moved forward and pinned the employee against the riser. The employee sustained a broken leg and ankle and was hospitalized.
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	Alma	Ga	Beach Timber Co., Inc.	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was straightening boards being fed into an edger. He reached to straighten a board and tripped the electric eye, which shut the machine down. The roller came down and pinned the employee's right arm causing damage to the soft tissue on the forearm.
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	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	Pensacola	Fl	Gat Airline Ground Support	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping marshal a UPS truck back into a trolley. His thumb was pinned and crushed between the trolley and the truck, and he was hospitalized.
2021-11-07	Warrendale	Pa	United States Postal Service	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was scanning the back of his parked truck when a tractor trailer pulled behind him and pinned the employee between the truck and the tractor trailer, resulting in a bulging disc.
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.
2021-11-06	Monroe City	Mo	TODD CREASON CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On November 6, 2021, an employee was spray painting a petroleum pipeline for rust prevention. The pipeline is supported by wood log cribbing and subject to move when the temperature rises. The pipeline fell and pinned the employee down in the excavation. The employee sustained several broken ribs, breathing obstruction, contusion, and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-06	Reading	Pa	Target Corporation	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a cart pusher to bring shopping carts in from the parking lot. The employee was walking in front of the line of carts when his left leg was pinned between two sets of shopping carts, resulting in a leg fracture.
2021-11-03	Lockbourne	Oh	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling the locking mechanism on a tractor trailer coupling safety pin. The rear locking device popped free and struck the employee's left hand, which was pinned against the upper supporting member. The employee's ring and little fingertips were crushed; the employee was hospitalized, and the fingertips were medically amputated.
2021-11-01	New Orleans	La	Driven Brands, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A shop employee was directing a customer in a vehicle. The vehicle quickly accelerated into the shop and struck the employee, who was pinned between two vehicles and suffered a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized, requiring multiple surgeries.
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.
2021-10-27	Steelton	Pa	C & D Rigging Realty LLC	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a handrail system between a short concrete wall and a stack of steel blooms consisting of 8-inch square sections of steel that were 30 feet long and stacked 4 feet high. The blooms shifted and pinned the employee against the wall, resulting in a broken right leg and right knee along with bruising on the left leg.
2021-10-27	Round Rock	Tx	Thalle Construction Co., Inc.	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was directing a truck backward when he was pinned between the truck's bumper and a concrete batch plant. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
2021-10-26	New Castle	Pa	Consolidated Glass Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading glass panels onto truck with a crane when a section of glass fell and pinned the employee on the ground. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in their right leg, which required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-10-24	Oklahoma City	Ok	Rush Truck Centers of Oklahoma, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
A Rush employee was working under a garbage truck cab that had been jacked halfway up. The cab fell and pinned his arms and leg against the engine. He was pinned for some time before being found, and was hospitalized to lower toxin levels in his leg.
2021-10-22	Sycamore	Il	Ideal Industries, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At 9:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift at a loading dock. The face of the forklift pinned her left leg and foot against a guardrail in front of a charging station, breaking bones in the lower 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.
2021-10-20	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
A walking tug operator was helping move an aircraft from a test facility turntable. The handle on the tug struck him in the abdomen, pushed him backward into a large external overhead door, and pinned him against it. He suffered broken ribs, a liver laceration, and a broken back vertebra.
2021-10-18	Bridgeton	Mo	VERIPAC, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee was cleaning extruder rollers when his left forearm was pinned and crushed. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-10-17	Catarina	Tx	JK Red Dirt Rentals, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was preparing to set a blowout preventer (which was being lifted on a forklift's forks) onto a frac tree. The blowout preventor slid off the forks and pinned the employee to a grate.
2021-10-15	Liberty Hill	Tx	Greater Austin Development	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was at a jobsite repairing a truck that had broken down. The employee was in the median of a service road and had a cone behind the truck being serviced. While working on the truck, the employee was stuck by the bucket of a front-end loader being driven down the service road. The employee was pinned between the side of the bucket and his truck, resulting in amputations of three fingers down to the first joint as well as a broken right femur.
2021-10-15	Birmingham	Al	MarJam Supply Company	Elbow(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping to spot for a flatbed truck that was backing up beside a boom truck. The employee's right arm was pinned between the two truck beds; the elbow was crushed and fractured. The employee was hospitalized.
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	Chambersburg	Pa	Target Distribution Center T589	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was putting an empty cage cart into a staging area. The cart struck a building support column and pinned the employee's left little finger against the column. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
2021-10-10	Duncan	Ok	Dollar Tree, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee driving a forklift and struck a parked forklift. The employee's left ankle was pinned between the two forklifts, resulting in three fractures.
2021-10-10	Mckinney	Tx	Encore Wire Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with a steel storage rack system. His right hand was pinned between the shelves and the forklift's overhead guard, and he suffered fingertip amputations.
2021-10-07	Longboat Key	Fl	SAFE ZONE LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was looking through a stack of sliding glass panels. The stack of panels fell onto him and pinned him against the ground. He suffered a broken right wrist and right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-07	Cocoa	Fl	Walmart East Stores LP	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was turning a corner in a powered industrial truck when his left leg became pinned between the truck and a protective bollard, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-10-07	Mapleton	Il	CATERPILLAR INC.	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
At 6:24 p.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was unplugging a personnel carrier that was parked and being charged. The cart unexpectedly moved forward and pinned the employee's left leg against a support column. The lower leg was broken and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-02	Lexington	Ne	Darling International Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a trough with a cleaning bar when an auger caught the cleaning bar and the bar pinned the employee's right ring finger against the guard, pinching it and resulting in a fingertip amputation. The auger was not locked out at the time of the incident.
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.
2021-09-27	Conway	Nh	Profile Subaru, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was working under a truck. The truck fell off its lift and pinned the employee, who suffered broken ribs.
2021-09-27	Denver	Co	Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was using a forklift to unload containers from a truck. The forklift had to be pulled out of the trailer by another vehicle using a tow strap. As the employee was removing the tow strap, the other vehicle backed up, and the employee's forearm was pinned between the forklift and the truck. The employee suffered a contusion to the forearm.
2021-09-24	Girard	Oh	TA Operating, LLC	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pneumatic tool to remove U-bolts on a truck. The tool pinned his left hand, causing a fluid buildup injury.
2021-09-21	Monroe	La	Condrey Farms	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
A rented bulldozer was being returned to a facility. It developed issues going in reverse while being backed off a trailer. While its operator was investigating the problem, an employee of Condrey Farms moved to pick up the last chain used to bind the dozer to the trailer during transport. One of the dozer tracks engaged, making the dozer spin on the trailer, and the front blade of the dozer pinned the employee against the front blade of a parked dozer next to the trailer. The employee suffered
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.
2021-09-15	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	Ellery	Il	Mt. Carmel Stabilization Group	Lower extremities	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was cleaning between two pieces of equipment. One piece moved and pinned the employee against the other, breaking the employee's fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-13	Bolingbrook	Il	Power Play Distributors LLC	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's leg was pinned and broken between the forklift and a guardrail.
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	Geneva	Ny	Henkel US Operations Corp	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was pinned between a forklift and a metal door. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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.
2021-09-07	Fort Smith	Ar	OK FOODS INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was winching cages down to a drop-deck live-haul trailer. The terminal tractor moved in reverse and the employee was pinned between the fifth wheel and the trailer kingpin area. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations.
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.
2021-09-02	West Memphis	Ar	FAMILY DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was mounting a tugger and engaged the throttle. The tugger spun backward in a circle and pinned her left leg against a short beam and desk which resulted in fractures to the leg.
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.
2021-08-30	Heavener	Ok	OK Foods, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a powered pallet jack to move product. The stabilizer/drive wheel lost contact with the floor. When the wheel caught traction, the employee's lower right leg was pinned between the jack and the wall. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower leg.
2021-08-25	Fort Worth	Tx	Lineage Logistics	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An potential employee's left leg was pinned and broken between the forklift he was operating and another forklift.
2021-08-19	Fisher	Il	The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On August 19, 2021, an employee was unloading a pipe storage rack from a flatbed trailer. A chain was holding two sections of pipe rack together. When the chain was removed, a section of pipe rack became unstable, causing the rack and the employee to fall approximately 3 feet from the flatbed trailer to the ground. The employee became pinned under the section of pipe rack and was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis. The section of pipe rack was 30 feet long and weighed approximately 1,380 pound
2021-08-18	Houston	Tx	Ceres Environmental	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was standing on the top of a grinder when it activated. Its feed wheel roller engaged and pinned the employee to a mill box, crushing the employee's abdomen.
2021-08-16	Utica	Ny	Central New York Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was painting a steel fence in a rain garden/courtyard area. A vehicle backed uncontrollably from the street, jumped two curbs, pinned the employee between the car and the fence, and continued, striking a building. The employee suffered fractures to the collarbone, ribs, and a leg.
2021-08-14	Canton	Oh	Fresh Mark Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee had just checked the temperature of some product on a trolley and was trying to pull the trolley back into a chiller. The trolley instead followed the overhead rail system to a different chiller, hit the rail stop mechanism there, derailed, and fell to the ground. The employee was pinned under it and suffered a broken left tibia.
2021-08-12	Denver	Co	Universal Chain, Inc Corporate HQ	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when their right leg became pinned between a guardrail and the pallet jack, resulting in a broken lower leg.
2021-08-09	Mount Vernon	Tx	Lowe's Company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift towards the shipping travel aisle. He approached an intersection, then turned right and lost control of the forklift during the turn. The employee's left foot was pinned and fractured between the forklift and the base of a rack.
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.
2021-07-30	Ranson	Wv	UFP Ranson, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
Employees were working on a fence machine stacker. When it was activated, an employee was pinned between a lifting mechanism and the machine's lid, suffering a crushing injury across the chest.
2021-07-29	Johnstown	Pa	Laurel Motors Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was on their knees with their upper body in a car while attempting to connect scanning equipment to an engine control module. The car went into drive and lurched forward. The driver's door struck a post and pinned the employee between the door and doorframe, resulting in a broken pelvis.
2021-07-27	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was banding lumber together. A forklift approached, carrying twin packs of lumber on its forks. When it stopped, the lumber packs slid forward and pinned the employee between two packs of lumber, breaking his hips.
2021-07-22	Levelland	Tx	Pipeline Plastics	Thigh(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was standing on a plastic pipe, checking a secondary pipe print line. The pipe rolled back on top of the employee, who was pinned to the pipe stack and suffered a broken right femur.
2021-07-21	Seabrook	Tx	Gulf Winds International, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was in a warehouse, positioning dunnage in a container for incoming 1,400-pound plywood bundles. A bundle pinned his left leg, breaking the femur.
2021-07-21	Byhalia	Ms	Sig SYS Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was installing pallet stops on the floor using an impact wrench. A scissor lift moved and the tire caught the employee's pant leg and pinned his leg under the tire, resulting in a compound fracture of the left leg.
2021-07-20	Fort Worth	Tx	DB Schenker	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A temporary employee was training on a stand-up forklift. The forklift spun and pinned the employee's left leg against some racking, and he struck his head against the racking. The forklift then ran over his left foot, crushing the ankle and resulting in an amputated foot.
2021-07-16	New Albany	Oh	ACCEL, INC.	Foot (feet)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
A temporary employee was parking a stand-up forklift. He got off the forklift while it was still moving and the forklift pinned his left foot against a parked forklift. The employee sustained a broken foot requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2021-07-15	Madison	Wi	Certco, INC.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
On 7/15/2021 at 9:00 a.m., an employee was traveling down a warehouse aisle on an electric pallet jack when a forklift struck the pallet jack at an aisle intersection. The employee was pinned to the pallet jack by the palletized materials on the forklift, resulting in leg fractures that required surgery.
2021-07-10	Marienville	Pa	Kinder Morgan, Inc.	Head and trunk	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was spotting for a forklift that was transporting compressor cylinders. The cylinders slid off the forklift's forks, struck the employee, and pinned him against another cylinder on the floor. He suffered lacerations to the abdomen and face and was hospitalized.
2021-07-08	Kennesaw	Ga	Metro Horizontal Boring Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
The injured employee was directing the excavator operator in the lifting of the boring rig from the boring pit. During the lift, the chains needed to be adjusted. As the employee adjusted the chains the boring rig slipped off its tracks and pinned him against the shoring box. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized.
2021-07-08	Syracuse	Ny	Murphy & Nolan Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right-hand glove was pinned by the vise clamp of a saw. The employee suffered an amputation to the right index finger.
2021-06-30	Atlanta	Ga	eFulfill, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was found pinned under a forklift and injured.
2021-06-29	Jacksonville	Fl	Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On June 29, 2021, an employee was unloading materials from a flat bed truck using an overhead crane and a nylon sling. While positioning the nylon sling to hoist a stack of 6"x12' aluminum round bars that was on top of 5"x12' rectangular flat bars, the round bars shifted, rolled back, and pinned the employee's left middle finger between a round bar and a flat bar, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-23	Ashford	Wa	National Park Service Mt Rainier National Park	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was searching for a fox den. As the employee climbed up a slope a boulder dislodged, causing the employee fall 10-15 feet. The boulder then pinned the employee to the ground. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the right side of the torso, the collarbone, and the right arm, as well as a laceration to the back of the head.
2021-06-17	Windsor	Co	Carestream Health, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee performing maintenance on a forklift was removing the hydraulic cylinder from the mast, which was elevated on spacer blocks. When the cylinder was removed, it struck the spacer block, causing the inside rail to lower. The employee's left hand was pinned between the inside and outside rails of the forklift, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration between the knuckles and wrist.
2021-06-09	Blue Ash	Oh	The Kroger Cincinnati Fresh Center	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was training on an electric pallet jack. During a turn, the employee's right leg was pinned between the platform of the pallet jack and a metal bollard. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower right leg.
2021-06-07	Wilton	Ny	Target Corp.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift when her foot was pinned and injured. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-02	Boise	Id	Hayden Beverage Company	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a standing forklift with loaded pallets. The forklift hit a bump and the employee's leg was pinned between the load and a concrete bollard, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-06-02	Pedricktown	Nj	UPS Supply Chain Solutions	Ankle(s)	Nonclassifiable
Equipment was being moved into a charging area. It pinned an employee against a guardrail, breaking the employee's ankle.
2021-06-01	Pottsville	Pa	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a reach truck in the reverse position and lowering the forks. The truck struck a wood pallet, a piece of which broke off. The employee's right leg was pinned between the piece of wood and the truck's cab. The leg was broken, and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-28	Elizabeth	Nj	Maher Terminals LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A shipping yard laborer had just helped a straddle carrier operator connect lifting gear to a flat rack's arms. The straddle carrier was lifting the arm when the flat rack slid toward the yard laborer and pinned him against the bumper of the straddle. The laborer suffered a broken sternum.
2021-05-26	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was sanding a foundation fixture weighing approximately 400 pounds. The employee was working to rotate the fixture 90 degrees toward the ground in order to access the underlying edges. As he was maneuvering the foundation downward, it tipped over and a protruding appendage of the foundation pinned his pinky finger to the floor. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
2021-05-25	Cleveland	Oh	Cleveland - Cliffs Cleveland Works, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee had just placed wood cribbing on the ground in front of a forklift's forks and was trying to work a 5,000-pound cylinder off the forks and onto the cribbing. The cylinder rolled off the forks and caught the cuff on his glove. He was pulled down and pinned between the cylinder and the ground, suffering a dislocated right shoulder and a broken right arm.
2021-05-23	Texarkana	Ar	Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was placing tire tread onto trays on a tread cart. When employee stepped down between the cart and the guardrail to straighten the tread, the tugger moved and pinned the employee's left leg between the guardrail and the cart and fractured it.
2021-05-21	Channelview	Tx	San Jac Marine	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was welding inside a barge. While trying to move a scaffold, a scaffold board fell and his right thumb was pinned between an angle bar and the board. The tip of the employee's right thumb was amputated.
2021-05-20	Pecos	Tx	Davidson Electric Co	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were lifting up a generator from a pallet using a forklift. The straps securing it slipped off the forks. The generator flipped and pinned an employee against a fence. He suffered back and rib injures and a stomach contusion.
2021-05-19	Grand Forks	Nd	J. R. Simplot Company	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) to the charging station and struck a cement reinforcement barrier. The employee was pinned between the PIT and the cement reinforcement barrier, resulting in the amputation of their lower left leg.
2021-05-18	Houston	Tx	New Bern Transport Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was trying to park an electric pallet jack in its charging station. It jolted and pinned his left leg against a wall, breaking the lower leg.
2021-05-18	Camp Crook	Sd	Grangaard Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting bolts from a bridge during a bridge demolition. When the bolts were cut, the employee was pinned between a beam and the aerial lift. When the lift was moved to unpin the employee, they fell to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken leg and pelvis.
2021-05-18	Elkview	Wv	Twin River Hardwoods	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in the door of his truck when another truck backed into his truck and pinned him between the two trucks. The employee sustained crushing injuries.
2021-05-16	Suffield	Ct	C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was loading pallets into a trailer using a pallet jack and pinned his left foot between the pallet jack and the trailer wall. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle.
2021-05-14	Lawrenceville	Ga	Masonite	Foot (feet)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was moving material with a walk-behind forklift when his left leg was pinned between the forklift he was operating and another forklift parked behind him. The forks of the parked forklift penetrated his shoe and the employee sustained a fractured metatarsal and laceration on the left foot.
2021-05-13	Christiansted	Vi	High Quality Concrete	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a cement mixer. It flipped while turning a corner, and the cabin was flattened. The employee was pinned in the cabin and suffered a broken right hand, three broken ribs, and head lacerations.
2021-05-12	Perrysburg	Oh	Costco Wholesale	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and pinned their left leg between the pallet jack and a floor scrubber. The employee's leg was fractured.
2021-05-12	Schertz	Tx	Asphalt Inc., LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was laying hot asphalt during road construction and was standing on the rear catwalk of a laydown asphalt paver operating the controls. A subcontractor dump truck backed into the paver and pinned the employee between the paver controls and the dump truck. The employee suffered bruises and internal bleeding to both upper legs.
2021-05-10	Cranberry Township	Pa	Allegheny Excavating Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was standing above a trench as a storm water line was being installed. A trench box that was chained to an excavator tipped over while being moved. The trench box struck the employee and pinned them against the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.
2021-05-05	Oklahoma City	Ok	US Department of Transportation-FAA	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT) and pinned against an adjacent wall. The employee suffered leg pain, weakness, and loss of feeling.
2021-05-05	Brooklyn	Ny	City Recycling Corp.	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was directing a roll-off container truck to reverse into position for dumping demolition debris when a grapple loader nearby reversed and pinned the employee's right arm against the side of the roll-off container truck. The employee's right arm was crushed.
2021-05-03	Savannah	Ga	Noble House Home Furnishings LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's foot was pinned between the lift and a pole and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-02	Waterbury	Ct	Jetro Holdings, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working in the aisle stocking items when a forklift was leaving the receiving department. The forklift hit the employee in the stock aisle and pinned them against the shelving unit. The employee sustained a broken ankle and a ruptured liver.