| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-03 | Corry | Pa | Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was standing near a sander, de-burring metal parts and placing them on a storage rack. A metal part was ejected from the sander and struck the employee's left hand, causing a fracture and laceration to their little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2021-11-02 | Decatur | Al | Ascend Performance Materials | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| Employees were unloading material from a barge to a storage tank. A logistics employee was lowering the unloading arm at the barge dock. The employee provided the barge operator the rope used to guide the unloading arm from the dock down to the barge. The logistics employee pulled both pins that secure the counter weight when not in use. The logistics employee then grabbed the back of the counter weight handle and pulled the counter weight toward themself. As the logistics employee was guiding t | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Savannah | Ga | THE HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck the corner of a storage rack. The employee suffered injuries to the left foot and ankle. | |||||
| 2021-10-10 | 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. | |||||
| 2021-10-05 | Atlanta | Ga | Jim Ellis University | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was attempting to access the roof of a storage closet. The employee stepped from a rolling ladder onto a trough on the outer edges of the closet roof. He misstepped and his ankle rolled, causing him to fall to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a broken right arm. | |||||
| 2021-09-22 | Manheim | Pa | Bigbee Steel and Tank Company | Skull | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Two employees were fabricating a 50,000-gallon steel storage tank and were putting the last head on the tank. One employee was on top of the tank, jacking the head seam tight, when the lug where the jack's hook was attached tore free from the weld on the shell. The jack fell and struck the injured employee, who was on the ground, in the head causing his hard hat to come off. The injured employee became disoriented. Moments later, the chain, hook, and lug also fell and struck the injured employee | |||||
| 2021-09-07 | Macungie | Pa | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | Upper arm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was backing up a forklift. As it turned, his right upper arm was pinched between it and a material storage rack. He suffered a deep tissue avulsion above the elbow. | |||||
| 2021-09-03 | Griffin | Ga | Bridgestone Bandag, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was helping another employee with a roll of cured tread that had fallen over in a storage rack. Another roll of tread fell and hit the employee, who suffered a back injury. | |||||
| 2021-08-23 | Houston | Tx | Ferguson Enterprises, LLC | Hip(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking out of a storage area on a warehouse floor when a clamp truck struck him. He suffered a broken pelvis. | |||||
| 2021-08-23 | Wauconda | Il | Fidelitone, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| An employee was backing up a forklift to line up and put a pallet of product in a storage rack, when he struck a rack beam. The beam dislodged and hit him in the back. He was hospitalized for a contusion. | |||||
| 2021-08-23 | Houston | Tx | Special Metals, Inc. | Head and neck | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was taking inventory in a warehouse aisleway. A lift truck struck the employee, who suffered a jaw and neck laceration from a metal part of a storage rack. | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2021-08-07 | Pottsville | Pa | Wegman's Food Markets | Lower leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack when it collided with a metal storage rack. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2021-08-02 | Cross Plains | Wi | Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was backing a forklift out of a racking storage area. The employee's left arm was caught between the forklift's overhead cage and the racking system. The forearm was broken. | |||||
| 2021-07-30 | Williston | Nd | Sabin Metals West Corporation | Leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a forklift to take bins to the warehouse for storage when the forklift overturned on his legs, resulting in fractures to both legs. | |||||
| 2021-07-18 | Temple | Tx | Cargill Feed and Nutrition | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was poking material inside a storage bin to get it to flow. The employee fell about 4 feet and struck their ribs on the lid of a conveyor. The employee suffered three broken ribs and was hospitalized, required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-07-13 | Broken Arrow | Ok | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was changing the battery on a forklift using a mobile battery dolly. The employee positioned the dolly adjacent to the storage rack. The dolly began to roll backward when the employee was transferring the battery and the battery fell off the rack and onto the employee's left foot. Three toes were severely crushed resulting in amputation at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-08 | Mansfield | Tx | Plastic Industries Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was unloading resin from a railcar. As the employee was pushing the lever to open the outside storage container at the bottom of the rail car, his left pinky finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Harlowton | Mt | Montana Health Network | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was putting an oxygen tank in the storage room when the door closed on their hand and crushed their left pinky finger. | |||||
| 2021-06-17 | Tucker | Ga | Alchemy-Spetec LLC | Multiple body parts | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee was unloading a tanker full of chemicals into a storage tank. During this process, a pipe at the base of the tank broke and the chemical began running into the containment chamber. One of the employee's attempted to plug the leak with a piece of wood when the air pressure caused the material to discharge in a vaporized form. A second employee entered the area to offer their assistance. Both employees suffered irritation to their respiratory systems and eyes. One employee was hospital | |||||
| 2021-06-14 | Tampa | Fl | Olympia Tile (USA), Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a forklift, preparing to get a pallet of tile down from storage racks. He fell to the ground and suffered a broken shoulder that required surgery, as well as head trauma. | |||||
| 2021-06-13 | Meriden | Ct | Mosaic of Connecticut, Inc. | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was carrying a storage bin of clothing down a flight of stairs when he tripped over a shoe that had fallen onto the stairs. The employee fell down the stairs and suffered a ruptured patella tendon in the left knee and a right wrist sprain. | |||||
| 2021-06-11 | Kansas City | Ks | XPO Logistics Freight Inc | Leg(s) | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was unloading freight when the storage system failed and freight slid down from the storage racks. The employee was struck by the freight and suffered a broken leg. | |||||
| 2021-06-05 | Raymond | Nh | Walmart Distribution Center | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a stand-up forklift when it struck a piece of wood on the floor. The forklift then diverted into a storage rack and the employee's foot was pinched between the forklift and the rack resulting in multiple fractures to the foot and ankle. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Sanford | Fl | The Father's Table, L.L.C. | Head | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| On June 4, 2021. a temporary employee (working for Express Management) was near a storage rack when a 3-foot bin weighing about 45 pounds fell on her. She suffered a head laceration/contusion and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-05-31 | Kathleen | Ga | Frito Lay | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was walking through the chemical room when he noticed a 2.5 gallon jug of detergent that was unstable on the storage rack. When he went to grab the jug, his hand slipped off of the product which caused the chemical to splash onto his stomach and upper leg. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns. | |||||
| 2021-05-28 | Overland Park | Ks | Hy-Vee | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was sliding two empty totes stacked on top of each other across the floor into a storage area. While doing so, the bottom tote started sliding out from the top tote. The employee used one hand to hold the top tote then placed her other hand on the bottom tote to support herself from falling. She then fell and fractured her femur. | |||||
| 2021-05-25 | Philadelphia | Pa | Tony Origlio, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was lowering a pallet from the second shelf of the warehouse storage rack using a forklift. The pallet struck the wire frame shelf that it was on and knocked the horizontal bar on the rack down. The employee was putting the bar back on the rack when it fell and amputated their finger against the wire frame shelf. | |||||
| 2021-05-21 | Boaz | Al | Parker Hannifin Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| A half-ton jib crane was being used to move a bundle of 1 3/8 inch hex bars into a storage rack. The material rolled, and an employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught between the bars. Both fingertips were amputated. | |||||
| 2021-05-18 | Dothan | Al | Thorne Electric Co Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
| An employee had just finished wiring a junction box for a cooler in a food storage unit. The box was powered on and the employee suffered a 120-volt shock. | |||||
| 2021-05-13 | Lawton | Ok | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to dislodge a material truck cart in an automated storage and retrieval machine. The employee dislodged the cart and was struck by the pusher arm, suffering a broken leg. | |||||
| 2021-05-11 | Tyler | Tx | Trane U.S. Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was rolling an 800-pound reel of aluminum into the storage area when his left index finger was caught and amputated between two reels. | |||||
| 2021-05-10 | Willow Springs | Il | Rowell Chemical Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| Employees were transferring chlorine containing material from a storage tank into a tanker truck. Chlorine containing air escaped and two employees were hospitalized for lung damage due to chlorine exposure. | |||||
| 2021-05-04 | Houston | Tx | International Cellulose Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| Two employees were loading paper material onto a conveyor belt. One of them used a portable handsaw to cut the paper material before it was placed on the conveyor. The other employee then took the saw to return it to storage. The blade, still turning, lacerated fingers on his right hand and caused a partial amputation to the right ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-04-24 | Cypress | Tx | BB's Tex-Orleans | Lower extremities | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was walking in a back kitchen/storage area. The employee stepped into a drain containing hot water and suffered second-degree burns. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-04-23 | Douglas | Ga | Walmart, Inc. | Multiple head locations | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) and backed under a storage rack. The employee's head and face struck the rack and the employee sustained contusions and lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-04-21 | Houston | Tx | Ferguson HVAC Supply | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a mobile ladder, gathering boxes from a storage rack. A forklift struck the ladder and the employee fell to the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered bleeding from the head, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-04-14 | Sumterville | Fl | ARCOSA TRAFFIC AND LIGHTING STRUCTURES, LLC | Wrist(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was placing a metal shelf (39 x 95 inches) on a storage rack. He attempted to straighten the shelf and center it on its support. The shelf slipped off the support and pinched his wrists against a cross brace. The employee sustained artery damage at the left wrist, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2021-04-06 | Miami | Fl | Lehman Hyundai | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was taking auto parts out of a storage room when he fell down to the first floor, injuring his right elbow. | |||||
| 2021-04-03 | Jersey City | Nj | Bath & Body Works LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder retrieving a box of soap from the top shelf of a storage room. The employee lost balance and fell from the ladder to the floor resulting in contusions to the head and back and numbness in the right arm and hand. | |||||
| 2021-03-29 | Carlyle | Il | The Maschhoffs, LLC | Hip(s) | Struck by animal, n.e.c. |
| Employees were moving sows. An employee stepped out of a storage area, saw some sows coming down the hallway, and stepped back into the storage area. Before the employee could get the door latched, the sows hit the door, which knocked the employee down to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2021-03-24 | Lafayette | La | Worldwide Flight Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee had been conducting ramp operations using a roller bed to load air freight. While folding the roller bed for storage, his left hand was caught between sections and his left index finger was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and the left index finger was surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2021-03-19 | Mechanicsburg | Pa | Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD. | Multiple body parts | Small-scale (limited) fire |
| Two employees were replacing the threads on a 4-inch riser tube on an underground storage tank. The tank flashed over and blew the manway off. One of the employees suffered third-degree burns on 50 percent of their skin surface. | |||||
| 2021-03-05 | Manitowoc | Wi | Cher-Make Sausage Company | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| On March 5, 2021, an employee was engaged in the task of adding backstops to the highest shelf of a storage racking system in the pre-blend department. The employee used an extension ladder to access the highest shelf. The employee attempted to step from the ladder onto the shelf when the bottom of the ladder slid out due to a slippery floor. The employee fell approximately 20 feet to the concrete floor and suffered fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-03-02 | Decatur | Al | GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Decatur Plant Operations | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was trying to get wheel parts to feed down into a bucket below a storage rack. The bin needed to be reoriented so the parts door would open; a powered industrial truck was brought over to pull out the container and turn it 45 degrees. When the container moved, a finger on the employee's right hand was caught between the bin and the steel rack. The fingertip was medically amputated. | |||||
| 2021-03-01 | Slater | Mo | Parker Hannifin | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was pushing empty totes to a storage area. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken right hip. | |||||
| 2021-02-24 | Baytown | Tx | Century Terminals | Forearm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was transferring hot oil from a tanker truck to a tank storage unit when back pressure in the hose caused oil to spill over onto the employee's forearms. The employee sustained second degree burns to both forearms. | |||||
| 2021-02-22 | Lancaster | Pa | Burnham LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on a snow-covered ice patch in a back lot between steel storage racks. He fell and injured his left ankle. | |||||
| 2021-02-05 | College Park | Ga | Southeastern Paper Group, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was entering a storage closet to get cleaning supplies when his hand became pinched in the closing closet door, resulting in a partial amputation of the right ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-01-30 | Midway | Ga | Target Corporation | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was pulling cartons from storage racks using a powered industrial truck (PIT) and fell 30 feet to the ground, sustaining a broken pelvis and a head laceration. | |||||
| 2021-01-28 | Maumelle | Ar | Pepsi Beverages Company | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a pallet jack backward to line up with a pallet when his left foot got caught between the pallet jack and a storage rack, resulting in injuries to his left ankle. | |||||
| 2021-01-20 | Tremont | Pa | Big Lots Distribution Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. Its cage crushed his left hand against a nearby storage rack, degloving the thumb and crushing the fingers. | |||||
| 2021-01-19 | Dupont | Oh | Miller Contracting Group, Inc. | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On January 19, 2021, an employee was attempting to pick up a boring bar that fell out of place when the bottom part of the machine slid out to take the bar into the storage rack, causing the employee's leg to be caught in the carriage rail. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-01-18 | Hattiesburg | Ms | South Mississippi Electric Power Association Headquarters | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking in a material storage area when he tripped over a wire mesh panel and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left femur. | |||||
| 2021-01-12 | Claremore | Ok | BRAUM'S, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell after returning a shopping cart to a storage area. She landed on the floor and broke her left hip. | |||||
| 2021-01-12 | Ponca City | Ok | ALBERTSONS | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was counting cases and tripped on a storage rack load bar, causing her to fall and break her left arm. | |||||
| 2021-01-08 | Groveport | Oh | Honeywell | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| A temporary employee was using a stand-up reach truck to put away product in a storage rack area. The truck struck the upright supports on a rack, and the first three fingers on the employee's left hand were crushed between the two. | |||||
| 2021-01-03 | Blairsville | Ga | Ingles Markets Inc | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was moving food product from a taller pallet onto another pallet in the back storage room when he caught his foot on a piece of plastic from a pallet and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken right ankle. | |||||
| 2020-10-15 | Cumberland | Ri | Hindley Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| A toolmaker was setting a pin in a die set using a hand-operated press with an overhead pull-down bar when the die set slipped. This released the resistance against the downward force causing the toolmaker to fall backward against a storage rack and then to the floor. The toolmaker suffered a head injury. | |||||
| 2020-10-13 | Boise | Id | Multiquip Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was on a buggy in a driveway, moving trailers to storage and was struck by a semi-truck. The employee sustained contusions to the right side of the body requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-10-12 | Midland | Ga | MDV SPARTANNASH, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a powered pallet jack as part of PIT training when the pallet jack struck a warehouse storage rack. His foot was caught between the pallet jack and the rack. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to two toes. | |||||
| 2020-10-09 | Billings | Mt | Montana Tire Distributors | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was moving tires on a storage rack and fell to the concrete ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a collapsed lung. | |||||
| 2020-10-07 | Roberta | Ga | Whiting Systems | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was transferring liquid soap from one storage tote to another storage tote. The hose had pressure built in the line and when the nozzle was turned on to allow for liquid release, the liquid forcefully exited the hose and struck the employee's eyes resulting in chemical burns to both eyes. | |||||
| 2020-10-05 | Plano | Tx | DBI Services | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee had been leveling out a rock base in the storage yard. He tripped and fell on broken concrete, sustaining a knee laceration, torn tendon, and a punctured knee cap. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-10-05 | Atlanta | Ga | Piedmont National Corporation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Transportation incident |
| On October 5, 2020, an employee was pinned between a stand-up powered industrial truck and a storage shelf. The employee was hospitalized for possible broken ribs and facial lacerations. | |||||
| 2020-09-28 | Sunny Isles Beach | Fl | M RESORT HOTEL, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a ladder while getting supplies from a storage room. The employee suffered two broken ribs. | |||||
| 2020-09-23 | Milwaukee | Wi | VRC Companies, LLC | Scalp | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a portable A-frame ladder while pulling boxes of records from a storage rack. The employee suffered contusions to the back of the head. | |||||
| 2020-09-22 | Pearl River | La | Capstone Logistics | 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 the jack struck a metal storage rack and the employee's left calf was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2020-08-20 | Fargo | Nd | Red River Commodities | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was sweeping sunflower seeds into the floor auger portals in a flat-bottom grain storage bin. He slipped down a pile of seeds (about 5-6 feet tall) and his leg was caught by an auger. His leg was amputated. | |||||
| 2020-08-10 | Chicago Heights | Il | Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was spray-painting the ceiling and upper walls of a dock area. He was working from a heavy-duty plastic utility storage bin/box placed on the forks of a forklift. The box shifted, tossing him to the concrete floor about 9 feet below. He suffered broken ribs. | |||||
| 2020-08-05 | Brownwood | Tx | 3M Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Two employees were lowering a large roll using a hoist. One employee's hand was caught between the roll's steel core and a storage rack, causing a thumb injury with exposed tissue. | |||||
| 2020-07-30 | Port Allen | Louisiana | Louis Dreyfus Commodities, L.L.C. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was helping install a loader storage bin. While hoisting the bin up, it slipped off, causing a laceration to the employee's left thumb that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | Miami | Florida | J & P Tiles Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was unloading porcelain panels (5' x 10') from an A-frame storage unit. When he cut the tension straps, the panels collapsed on him resulting in fractures to both legs. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | Houston | Texas | Brookdale Cypress Station | Scalp | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was placing personal protective equipment into a storage cabinet. She slipped and fell backwards, hitting her head on a cabinet as she fell. She suffered a laceration to the back of the head. | |||||
| 2020-07-16 | York | Pennsylvania | KINSLEY CONSTRUCTION | Forearm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was moving a flat bar/plate from a storage rack using an overhead crane equipped with a lifting magnet. The magnet detached from the plate and the plate struck the employee's left forearm as it fell to the ground. The employee sustained a severe laceration. | |||||
| 2020-07-15 | Holbrook | New York | Charles M Dwyer Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was moving a generator at a storage yard. While re-adjusting the generator on a trailer, the rope snapped and the employee was ejected from the bucket truck. The employee fell to the ground, hitting the trailer on the way down. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs, hip, and left leg. | |||||
| 2020-07-09 | Milford | Delaware | Baltimore Aircoil Company | Scalp | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising |
| An employee was staging sheet metal for manufacturing. The employee bent down to pick up a sheet of paper from the floor. When he stood up, his head struck a piece of sheet metal in a storage rack, and the metal lacerated his scalp. | |||||
| 2020-07-06 | Thendara | New York | Helmer's Fuel & Trucking Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was preparing to paint a bulk propane storage tank while on a 16' ladder. The employee fell from the ladder onto the ground and sustained a broken pelvis, hip joint, and two ribs. | |||||
| 2020-07-01 | Kansas | Illinois | Total Grain Marketing, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On July 1, 2020, an employee was sweeping soy beans and cleaning up the flat storage facility when the employee slipped on spilled beans and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a hip fracture, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2020-06-30 | Nardin | Oklahoma | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc | Skull | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was actuating a valve handle at an open end pipe extension of a well tree to release gas from a natural gas storage well. The well tree rotated and the pipe extension struck the employee's head causing a skull fracture behind the right ear. | |||||
| 2020-06-26 | Haltom City | Texas | Rental One | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was unloading steel rods from a forklift onto a storage rack. His right hand was between the forks of the forklift while he was pulling on a rod. The large steel rod then moved and struck his right pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-06-17 | Tyler | Texas | John Soules Foods, Inc. | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift truck. His left hand was outside the cage area of forklift as he was moving parallel to a storage rack. He positioned his left hand on one of the rack beams and then slightly turned the truck with his right hand. The truck maneuvered at an angle, and the rear cage frame struck his left hand. | |||||
| 2020-06-14 | Schodack Landing | New York | ADUSA Distribution, LLC | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was traveling through an aisle on a forklift when it skidded on a powder substance that was on the floor and struck a storage rack. The employee's left ankle was broken in five places. | |||||
| 2020-06-06 | Lakeside Marblehead | Ohio | Anchors Away Marina | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was spotting a forklift as it pulled forward into a storage building. The employee's foot was caught under the forklift's wheel, and the employee suffered a broken foot/lower leg. | |||||
| 2020-06-04 | Olive Branch | Mississippi | Five Below, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift when it ran into storage racks. Her left foot was caught between the forklift and a rack. The foot was broken and toes were amputated. | |||||
| 2020-06-02 | Toledo | Ohio | Cassens Transportation | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| On June 2, 2020, an employee was going to the parking lot to park cars. Thieves were stealing trucks from the storage lot and struck the employee with a vehicle. The employee sustained fractures. | |||||
| 2020-05-29 | Auburndale | Florida | Oldcastle Inc. | Hand(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was carrying a propane cylinder bottle in the storage area. He was walking and removing the cylinder from the storage cage when he lost his balance upon turning and fell. The cylinder fell on his left hand, causing fractures. | |||||
| 2020-05-28 | Saint Joseph | Missouri | TYSON FOODS | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was moving a rolling ladder back into its designated storage location. The employee tripped over the stabilizer and fell to the floor, landing on her right side and suffering a hip fracture. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2020-05-27 | New Springfield | Ohio | Waste Management | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was closing the door to a storage box when his left thumb was caught between the storage box and the closing door. He sustained a partial amputation of the tip of the left thumb. | |||||
| 2020-05-26 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | NFI | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A piece of metal grating slipped after an employee replaced it in a storage rack. The employee was trying to push it back in place when the grate fell between two crossbeams, catching the employee's right middle finger against the storage rack beam and causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-05-25 | Mcgehee | Arkansas | Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| An employee was on the roof of a fertilizer storage building, shoveling fertilizer that had spilled out through the hole in the roof. He slipped and fell down 20 feet of roof, then dropped 12 feet straight onto a trolley rail, then fell from the rail to the ground 18 inches below. The employee suffered three brain bleeds, a broken fractured left wrist, stomach injury, a kidney injury, a fractured eye socket, a pelvis fracture, a gash in the forehead (requiring stitches), and a cut that left skin | |||||
| 2020-05-19 | Galveston | Texas | Williams Industrial Services, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Explosion |
| Two employees were installing vent pipe and supports on top of a bulk storage tank. There was an explosion in the tank causing the employee working on the tank roof to fall from the tank to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured shoulder. The second employee was in an aerial lift at the roof line when the tank exploded. The second employee did not fall, but sustained flash burns to the face and arms. | |||||
| 2020-05-05 | Huron | South Dakota | DAKOTA PROVISIONS | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating an electric hand truck. The controls struck an upright on a storage rack; the employee's hand was caught and injured between the controls and the storage unit. | |||||
| 2020-04-23 | Cartersville | Georgia | Gerdau | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping a crane operator retrieve a roll from a storage rack. The employee was working on the west side of the rack and the crane operator was working on the east side of the rack. The employee's hand was resting on the end of the roll. When the operator lifted the top roll, the other roll moved, pinching the employee's left hand and resulting in amputations to the left pinky and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2020-04-22 | Freehold | New Jersey | Staples | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was taking down or placing chairs in storage while standing on the top platform of a rolling stair ladder when he fainted and fell to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a fractured skull, fractured spine, and a broken rib. | |||||
| 2020-04-17 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | Mid-Continent Rental Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was attempting to position a power cylinder head into storage with an overhead crane. While placing the power cylinder in the bottom part of the rack, the rack shook and knocked off another power cylinder that struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung. | |||||
| 2020-04-10 | Middletown | Pennsylvania | MJ AG Service LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was driving a pallet jack to the back of the dry storage area to put away the dry mop. The employee exited the pallet jack as it was coming to a stop. The pallet jack rolled over the employee's right foot causing a crushing injury. | |||||
| 2020-04-09 | Cedar Park | Texas | Barriga Enterprises, Inc. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was on a scissor lift installing sheet metal for a mini-storage unit. The employee was approximately 19 feet high when a strong wind blew the scissor lift over. The employee sustained back injuries and a broken arm. | |||||
| 2020-03-31 | Little Rock | Arkansas | ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was retrieving food from a walk-in storage cooler. The door closed on the employee's hand, amputating the tip of his left middle finger. | |||||
| 2020-03-31 | Sussex | Wisconsin | Quad Graphics | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Two electricians/journeyman mechanics were doing preventative maintenance on a high-density storage system, an aisle with two cranes. They were preparing to lubricate the chains on one of the cranes. One of them was on the lift station, seated above the crane on a cross-support bar to perform lubrication and test the vertical limit switch. He tripped the vertical limit switch to begin the work. The crane and the lift station began to move up, and his right leg was pinned and broken between the f | |||||