Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-07 | Hazleton | Pa | Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1 | Fingertip(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2021-01-26 | Grantsville | Wv | Diversified Production, LLC | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving an ATV on a gas well access road. As the employee drove down a hill, the ATV's rear end slipped on leaves. The ATV slid into a rut in the road and flipped over, throwing off the employee. The employee struck the ground and suffered a broken collarbone and three broken ribs. | |||||
2020-08-05 | El Paso | Tx | Brokers Logistics | Ankle(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was standing on a dock when a dock plate shifted. The employee's right foot was caught between the curb stop and the rear end of a forklift. The employee suffered a degloving to the right ankle. | |||||
2019-03-22 | Brunswick | Georgia | Buchanan Hauling & Rigging | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was kneeling between the rear end of a crane load (an aircraft tug) and the crane's outriggers. While the back end of the tug was being lowered, it swung toward the employee, striking him and pinning him against an outrigger. He suffered a broken jaw, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs. | |||||
2018-08-27 | Fort Riley | Kansas | FORT RILEY, U.S. ARMY GARRISON | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was loading the rear end of a garbage truck with cardboard. When activated, the rear loader smashed his fingers. The tips of his left middle and ring fingers were amputated. | |||||
2016-06-24 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Canam Steel Corporation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was helping to load a trailer in the loading bay and was standing at the rear end of the trailer on the driver's side. He was using a piece of wood on the edge of the trailer bed to help locate the center and took a step forward. He then fell into the four-step stairway and fractured four ribs. | |||||
2015-08-06 | Stoughton | Wisconsin | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Arm(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
The employee caught his arm between two trailer rear end frames while attempting to stop one from moving. He suffered a laceration and was admitted to the hospital. The laceration required surgery and there is nerve damage. | |||||
2015-07-25 | Lake Charles | Louisiana | JOHNSON BROS. CORPORATION | Leg(s) | Roadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was aligning highway cones in the construction zone when his legs became pinned between a public driver's car and the rear end of the company's pickup truck, resulting in the amputation of his right leg and the possible amputation of his left leg. | |||||
2015-04-25 | Lufkin | Texas | USPS | Multiple body parts | Roadway collision-moving in same direction |
An employee was delivering mail on a mail route. She was moving the postal truck to the next stop when she heard loud engines approaching her vehicle. The racing car was unable to stop before hitting the rear end of the postal vehicle. After impact, the postal vehicle traveled approximately 40 feet. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs and a broken collar bone. |