Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Dunbar	Wv	Ollie's Bargain Outlet	Heart	Overexertion involving outside sources
While unloading a truck, an employee fainted and hit his head on the ground. The employee had a heart attack.
2021-11-10	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across a cargo unloading pad when a forklift backed into her. She suffered a head injury and lost consciousness.
2021-11-10	Edison	Nj	TAYLORED SERVICES, INC.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unloading a trailer when they tripped over a pallet and fell, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-11-06	Denver	Co	Fedex Express	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
While unloading an aircraft, an employee's foot got caught on a lock and was run over by a unit load device (ULD). The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot.
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
2021-11-01	Scottsbluff	Ne	R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was signaling to a forklift operator on a flat car unloading steel beams. The load shifted on the car and the employee fell off the car, resulting in neck vertebrae fractures.
2021-10-28	San Antonio	Tx	Costa Solutions, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking into work from his vehicle when he was hit by a semi-truck in a loading/unloading zone. He suffered broken bones.
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
2021-10-26	Granite City	Il	TOTALL METAL RECYCLING, INC.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was overseeing unloading and receiving at the docks. The employee walked over to address a forklift operator when a skid steer backed out of a trailer and struck the employee, pinning him between the forklift and the skid steer and resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-10-26	Hanover	Pa	CHI OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was unloading garage door sections inside a trailer. As he pulled one garage door section using a plastic banding strap, the strap broke and he fell out of the trailer to the ground approximately 6 feet to 6.5 feet below, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
2021-10-22	College Park	Ga	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading merchandise from a trailer using an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack got caught in a pallet on the floor and the employee was ejected from the pallet jack, resulting in fractures to the tibia and humerus.
2021-10-22	North Kansas City	Mo	VS Services LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a truck. While adjusting a pallet weighing approximately 700-800 pounds, the entire pallet fell on top of him, resulting in bleeding and a broken leg.
2021-10-18	Hillsborough	Nj	Allied Oil Company	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unloading a trailer. His foot was caught on a tire and he fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle.
2021-10-13	Washington	Dc	KGS Construction Services, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading steel I-beams from a truck. A beam slipped and fell onto the employee's left foot, injuring it.
2021-10-08	Atlanta	Ga	Newrest ATL LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading an aircraft service cart when it fell over, causing her to lose balance and fall. She suffered a back injury.
2021-10-05	Ponte Vedra Beach	Fl	Cavalier Spirits	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On October 5, 2021, an employee was unloading products from the back of a box truck. He was on the lift gate with a dolly full of beer boxes; when he pressed the descend button, the dolly began moving away from him. As he tried to catch it, he fell off the lift gate with the dolly and the beer boxes. He suffered injuries to his shoulder, back, and leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-04	Minocqua	Wi	Nimsgern Steel Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was unloading steel I-beams from a drill machine using an overhead crane when a stack of seven I-beams tipped over onto the employee, resulting in two broken legs below the knee that required hospitalization.
2021-10-04	Roselle	Il	Scientific Metal Treating Co	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading a heat-treating furnace. Flames burned the left side of the employee's face.
2021-10-02	El Paso	Tx	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee parked a forklift inside a trailer while unloading freight. The employee was adjusting deck bars loaded with freight when a deck bar and freight fell, knocking the employee into the forklift blades. The employee sustained a fractured jaw and lacerations on their mouth; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-01	Miami	Fl	CPC LOGISTICS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading freight when his right thumb was caught in a trailer's lift gate. The thumb was broken.
2021-09-30	New Orleans	La	M.S. Rau	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a display case when it slid and fell on his right ankle, breaking it. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-30	Bloomingdale	Oh	HLC Trucking Co.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading residual asphalt from a dump truck. The asphalt fell and struck his lower leg, resulting in a broken lower leg and dislocated ankle.
2021-09-30	Rexford	Ks	Ruan Transport Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a semi truck when he fell from the trailer, hitting the garage floor below. The employee sustained a head injury and lost consciousness.
2021-09-29	Harmony	Pa	Palmer Donavin	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
A truck driver was unloading material with a forklift when the forklift struck a pole and a piece of piping used to support the canvas covering on the load struck the employee, causing a concussion.
2021-09-27	Maspeth	Ny	Fed Ex Ground	Head	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading boxes from a trailer. A box fell and lacerated his head.
2021-09-25	Sunny Isles Beach	Fl	Sun Power Contractors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A temporary employee was unloading a concrete bucket full of dirt when his hand got stuck on a lever that crushed his left thumb, resulting in a laceration to the first phalange.
2021-09-21	Zanesville	Oh	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 21, 2021, an employee was unloading a truck using a forklift when the dock plate popped up. The employee's foot was caught between the dock plate and the forklift, and the big toe was amputated.
2021-09-13	Kansas City	Ks	Estes Express Lines, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was struck by a skid of freight that he was unloading. He suffered fractures to the collarbone.
2021-09-09	Augusta	Ga	Gerald Jones Ford LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was unloading a metal cart of parts. A door hinge closed on the employee's left middle finger, amputating the tip.
2021-09-09	Miami	Fl	D & D Welding & Fabrication, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was unloading a truck and staging materials while flagging/directing a forklift. As the operator shifted the load, the forks of the forklift bumped a steel beam that was staged on top of wood dunnage. The beam shifted and fell onto the injured employee's left foot. The employee sustained 15 fractures to his foot that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-09-08	Denison	Tx	Southeast Power Corporation Western	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was unloading wooden utility poles. A pole was put on ground by a front-end loader. The pole then rolled downhill onto the employee's leg fracturing the tibia and fibula.
2021-09-08	New Orleans	La	Holi Services Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was unloading a generator. The generator slipped from his hands and fell on his right ring finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-09-07	Athens	Ga	Martin Brower/McDonald's Distribution Center - Atlanta	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading product from a truck when they slipped and fell from the liftgate of the truck onto the concrete parking lot. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left wrist.
2021-09-04	Upper Sandusky	Oh	Kalmbach Trucking	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unloading animal feed from a trailer through an auger. The feed got plugged, and the employee was clearing the auger when his left hand was caught in it. He suffered an amputation to the middle finger.
2021-08-26	Ozark	Ar	KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading liquid asphalt cement from a semi-tanker. He left to retrieve a new gasket for the tanker's hose. The valve was opened while he was gone, and when he returned and removed the hose, 300-degree asphalt cement sprayed out of the connection and struck him. He suffered second-degree burns to his left and right forearm, left thigh, lower stomach, and right shin toward the ankle.
2021-08-23	Lincoln	Ne	Universal Pure	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was unloading material from a semi trailer using a standing pallet jack. While exiting the trailer, the employee struck a recycling dumpster being carried by another pallet jack. The employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the right foot.
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
2021-08-17	Orange	Tx	Modern Roofing	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
After unloading metal roofing materials on a roof, an employee fell through a skylight to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures. Fall protection was not connected at the time of the incident.
2021-08-14	Houston	Tx	CPC Logistics, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had finished unloading a trailer when they began experiencing tingling in their legs and were hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-07-30	Houston	Tx	Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading food products for a customer when they began feeling lightheaded and disoriented, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration.
2021-07-28	Chicago	Il	Mauser Packaging Solutions dBA Meyer Steel Drum, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was shifting empty 55-gallon steel drums from floor level onto a conveyor at the unloading dock. When the employee sat down to take a break, he lost consciousness and was later admitted to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
2021-07-28	Fort Atkinson	Wi	Spacesaver Corporation	Knee(s)	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was unloading parts from the paint line when their heel caught on a cart near the work area, resulting in a hyperextended knee.
2021-07-15	Bronx	Ny	A. Duie Pyle, Inc.	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was unloading freight using an electric pallet jack. While backing up the pallet jack collided with a rack. The employee's arm and wrist were caught between the pallet jack handle and the metal rack, resulting in injuries.
2021-07-12	Aurora	Mo	KAY CONCRETE MATERIALS	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was unloading concrete from a ready-mix truck. The employee was leaning on the truck's fender and had a remote control for the truck in his hand. The pumper that he was feeding into made contact with an overhead power line; the employee suffered a whole-body shock.
2021-07-12	East Windsor	Nj	Regionmax Co. Ltd	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading packages from a container. Their foot was caught between the container and the bay door floor and the employee fell more than 4 feet. The employee sustained a fractured leg and ankle.
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.
2021-07-08	Lighthouse Point	Fl	WOODWORKING SPECIALISTS, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading a truck when a wood beam fell off the truck onto the employee's left leg and fractured it.
2021-07-04	Swiftwater	Pa	Sanofi Pasteur	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on a loading dock, unloading a full cart of eggs from a truck. The wheels of the cart got stuck on a dock plate and the cart tipped over onto the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, back fractures, and possibly a foot/toe fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-02	Elkhorn	Wi	US Packaging LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading product from a truck using a forklift. While stacking the product, one of the pallets fell. The employee got out of the forklift and started picking up the fallen product. When the first pallet fell it struck another stack of pallets, causing them to be unstable. The stack fell onto the employee causing multiple femur fractures.
2021-07-01	San Antonio	Tx	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been unloading parcels. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration.
2021-06-30	Rittman	Oh	PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP OF WASHINGTON	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A delivery driver was unloading a flatbed trailer at a delivery site when a steel beam fell from the trailer and struck the driver and fractured their leg.
2021-06-30	Watford City	Nd	E & M Services LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading pipes from a trailer. A pipe (3.5 inch in diameter) rolled off the trailer and struck the employee's legs. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
2021-06-30	Chicago	Il	G & V Construction Company, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading lumber from a flatbed truck and fell backward off the back of the truck to the ground 4 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for brain swelling, a fractured collarbone, a fractured hip and memory loss.
2021-06-29	Hominy	Ok	MidCon Energy	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A three-person crew was unloading pipe. Two crew members were outside of the truck handling the pipe on the rack. They loaded the three joints of pipe and moved to load the polish rod. One end of the rod was stuck into the ground so they picked up the opposite end and stood the 22' rod into the air to lay it down. The rod contacted a live, overhead electrical line and the two employees were electrocuted. Both employees also sustained electrical burns.
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.
2021-06-28	Austin	Tx	Ericsson Wireless Communications INC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee and a co-worker were unloading a cable spool weighing approximately 500 to 600 pounds from a trailer. The spool shifted and fell from the edge of the trailer onto the employee's lower right leg, resulting in a fracture that required surgery.
2021-06-26	Gainesville	Fl	Elite Power Moves, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On June 26, 2021, an employee was unloading furniture from a truck when he slipped and fell on the truck's ramp, resulting in a fractured ankle that required hospitalization.
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
2021-06-16	Middletown	De	Melhorn Sales Service and Trucking	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading chickens into a chicken house when they became dehydrated and were hospitalized.
2021-06-16	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Colorado Boxed Beef Company	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a lift gate unloading product. He fell to the ground.
2021-06-14	Edwardsville	Il	FedEx Supply Chain, Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was unloading a trailer with a forklift. He had just stopped the lift and stepped from the operator compartment onto the warehouse floor. Another forklift pulled forward pinning the injured employee between the two forklifts. The injured employee sustained multiple back and leg fractures.
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.
2021-06-08	El Paso	Tx	Pay and Save Inc.	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading a grocery truck on a dock. As he was setting a dock plate between the truck and the dock floor, his right foot was caught under the dock plate. He suffered a fracture to the second metatarsal.
2021-06-08	Peabody	Ma	Brooksby Village, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee fell while unloading and loading a dishwasher, landing on the floor and suffering multiple fractures.
2021-06-07	Bowie	Tx	Family Dollar	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
At 4:45 p.m. on June 7, 2021, an employee was unloading a truck when a box fell and struck her. She fell on her left hip, injuring it.
2021-06-07	Milwaukee	Wi	Doral Equipment Rental	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were unloading a pallet of large forklift forks from a flatbed trailer using another forklift. The pallet cracked as it was picked up, and one of the forks fell to the ground and crushed an employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-04	Rome	Ny	Revere Copper Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was unloading a truck with a forklift. The employee's right hand was caught between the forklift's roll cage and a computer keyboard's metal swing arm. The little finger was crushed at the knuckle and the ring finger was lacerated.
2021-06-04	Miami	Fl	DOMINO'S PIZZA, FLORIDA DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
At about 3:30 a.m. on June 4, 2021, an employee fell from the back of a delivery truck while unloading it. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a broken hip.
2021-06-03	Mcville	Nd	Cenex Harvest States	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was loading and unloading grain when the swivel spout broke loose from the bracket and fell on the employee, resulting in hospitalization for broken ribs and a head abrasion.
2021-05-27	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was unloading a cart of unsellable merchandise into a trash compactor. He lifted a broken picture frame and was impaled by a protruding shard of glass. The employee was hospitalized with a cut artery and a suspected tear to the liver.
2021-05-22	Appleton	Wi	RecycleThatStuff.com	Lower leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was unloading a box truck. The employee was operating a manual pallet jack while walking backwards onto the lift gate. The jack struck the employee's right leg, fracturing the fibula and the tibia.
2021-05-20	Sanger	Tx	Civil Search International LLC	Lower leg(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was unloading materials from a truck. Their leg buckled while lifting the materials and the employee's lower leg was fractured.
2021-05-19	Knox	Pa	2K Wholesale Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading a dumpster into a bin when the dumpster lid closed on his right hand and amputated multiple fingertips.
2021-05-18	Milton	Fl	Goldring Gulf Distributing Company	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was unloading trailer. As he stepped out of the trailer and onto the docking plate it came down and struck the employee's left leg and caused a deep laceration.
2021-05-14	Parkland	Fl	Lanier Services, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a truck. As the employee came down the ramp with a box spring, he fell from the ramp to the floor. He suffered a laceration to his left lower arm and a broken left wrist. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the wrist.
2021-05-14	Mcalester	Ok	Walmart	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading a truck and crushed their left ring finger between the line and cement bollard resulting in amputation.
2021-05-11	Portageville	Ny	Fillmore Greenhouses Inc	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on an unloading machine when it started up and the pusher bar activated and fractured both of the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-05	Batesville	Ar	Future Fuel Chemical Company	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On 5/4/2021, an employee was opening the top of a rail car for unloading and was sprayed with oleum on their head, face and eyes, torso and both arms and hands.
2021-05-05	Arlington Heights	Il	XPO Logistics Freight, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting a customer with unloading a crate weighing 1300 pounds when the crate dropped from a forklift onto the employee, resulting in a broken leg and hand.
2021-04-30	Buffalo	Ny	Niagara Mohawk a National Grid Company	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading material from the back of a truck when they stepped backward and fell from the truck, striking their head on the ground and resulting in a head laceration and soreness to their shoulder and elbow.
2021-04-30	Lubbock	Tx	Anthony Mechanical Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting two co-workers with unloading an air handler from a semi-truck using a forklift and a crane. The equipment fell from the crane while being unloaded from the forklift, hitting the employee and resulting in a fractured right leg.
2021-04-28	Montour Falls	Ny	WELLIVER MCGUIRE INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading steel members with a delivery crew. While the employee was trying to control a hoisted load, his hand was pinched between the load and material stacked on the delivery truck. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2021-04-27	Staten Island	Ny	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A UPS employee was unloading packages from the left side of a truck. A vehicle hit the driver's side of the truck, pushing it into the employee and pinning him between the truck and a telephone pole. He suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, thoracic vertebra swelling, and several cuts to the left side of his face and head.
2021-04-27	Port Neches	Tx	Lion Elastomers	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unloading liquid caustic potash into a tank. When the hose was uncoupled, the employee was sprayed with the chemical. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered chemical burns to the neck and face.
2021-04-27	Houston	Tx	Key-scape, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was loading and unloading potted trees when a potted tree fell onto the employee's left leg, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-04-26	Ennis	Tx	Walmart	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing a conveyor belt out of a truck after unloading the truck. A finger on his left hand was caught in the folding parts of the belt. He suffered an amputation to the finger.
2021-04-19	Dallas	Tx	Southeast Unloading, LLC	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading merchandise. A pallet jack took a sharp turn next to him, and a load of frozen food tipped off the jack onto him. He suffered bruises to the back and legs, as well as a closed head injury.
2021-04-19	York Haven	Pa	Monarch Products Co., Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading pre-cast concrete from his tractor trailer. He fell from the truck bed to the ground, landing on his back and hitting his head. He suffered a contusion to the back, as well as a concussion.
2021-04-19	Niagara Falls	Ny	RJW Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading an old pallet jack. The tip of a finger on the employee's right hand was trapped and pinched in the jack's mechanism, then amputated.
2021-04-16	Austin	Tx	Averitt Express	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was unloading freight from a truck. The pallet holding the freight slid and the lift gate came down on the employee's left foot, breaking the foot and the ankle.
2021-04-14	Searsport	Me	GAC Chemical Corporation	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing a hose after unloading sodium hydroxide. The hose had residual pressure in it and sprayed the employee in the face, resulting in chemical burns to the eyes.
2021-04-12	Omro	Wi	Storey Fascia LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a 32-inch-wide scissor lift from a trailer. A spotter told the employee to stop the lift because it was not completely lined up with the ramp. The employee stopped the lift, but it tipped and fell to the ground with the employee inside it. The employee suffered a broken left femur.
2021-04-10	Cincinnati	Oh	XPO Logistics Freight	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a trailer using a forklift. He left the forklift and removed a strap securing freight to the wall on a deck over other freight. One or more of the four beams running from one side of the trailer to the other failed, and the freight fell forward onto him. He suffered a broken fibula and tibia.
2021-04-06	Titusville	Pa	Jay Gill Plumbing & Heating	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Employees were unloading a tractor in order to dig up a drain line. One employee was using a pry bar to loosen the chains. The pry bar slipped and flew out of his hand, striking another employee on the hand. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle fingertip.
2021-04-01	Columbiana	Oh	Pitt-Ohio Express, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a trailer when a pallet of freight shifted, causing the freight to fall and strike the employee. The employee sustained injuries to the head, shoulder, and hand.
2021-03-30	Carrollton	Tx	Gateway Tire of Texas	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was unloading a truck. The truck pulled away and the employee fell off the back of it, suffering a broken left leg.
2021-03-29	Greenville	Oh	Spencer Landscaping	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a trailer and missed a step causing them to fall to the ground and sustain injuries requiring hospitalization.
2021-03-26	Camden	Nj	DELAWARE RIVER STEVEDORES, INC.	Brain	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was unloading cargo at a terminal. The employee was struck by a chain and hook, suffering facial lacerations and a concussion.
2021-03-25	Hammonton	Nj	Pilot Thomas Logistics, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading oil and fell from the truck to the ground, resulting in a loss of consciousness and lacerations to the head.
2021-03-19	Sicklerville	Nj	Zallies Supermarkets, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a pallet jack. The employee slipped and the jack ran over the employee's foot, breaking bones in the foot.