Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Sebastian	Tx	Willacy CO-OP	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was repairing polycarbonate roof panels on a cotton warehouse. The employee stepped on one of the polycarbonate roof panels and fell 21 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained two broken hips, a broken nose, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-16	White	Ga	TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse. His left leg was caught and broken between the forklift and a metal pallet rack.
2021-11-16	Tallahassee	Fl	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 16, 2021, an employee was loading product onto a truck at the warehouse loading dock. While unjamming the dock plate, his right middle finger was caught between the dock plate and the trailer's threshold, resulting in amputation of his right middle finger at the nail.
2021-11-12	Mount Sterling	Il	DOT FOODS, INC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in a warehouse next to a pallet, waiting for someone to get a pallet of product for him. A forklift struck the employee and crushed his leg.
2021-11-09	San Bernardino	Ca	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE-SAN BERNARDINO P&DC	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
On November 9, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was handling mail in a warehouse when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in injuries to their back and the back of their head.
2021-11-03	Conroe	Tx	New Dairy Texas, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell while walking toward a warehouse. He suffered a twisted right ankle and a broken hip.
2021-10-29	Hennepin	Il	Marquis Energy, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On October 29, 2021, an employee was walking through a warehouse when he slipped on polymer that was on the cement floor. The employee fell on his side and suffered a fractured left hip.
2021-10-27	Tamuning	Gu	S.P.E. (GUAM), INC.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking from the office out to the warehouse when their right hand was caught between the wall and an electric forklift, resulting in broken bones.
2021-10-23	Churchville	Ny	American Packaging Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was in a warehouse, picking up a horizontal roll of paper (weighing 2,000-3,000 pounds) using a forklift. The roll fell from the forklift's clamp and began moving toward a wall. The employee dismounted the forklift and was struck by the roll on the front of the left leg. The leg was broken below the knee and above the ankle.
2021-10-20	Schnecksville	Pa	United Natural Foods	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach truck in a warehouse. The employee's foot struck a bollard and was crushed.
2021-10-15	Forest Park	Ga	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was selecting cases in the warehouse to fill an order. The employee was walking beside a motorized pallet jack using the arm control to move the pallet jack forward. The pallet jack turned toward the employee and ran into his ankle, resulting in a fracture.
2021-10-14	Austin	Tx	Flextronics America, LLC	Multiple upper extremities locations	Nonclassifiable
On October 14, 2021, an employee was trying to maneuver a powered industrial truck off a dock leveler near warehouse racking. The truck was caught on the dock leveler; as the employee moved it side to side to free it, the employee's left hand was caught between the truck's handle and a warehouse racking column. The employee suffered a crushing injury to the hand, wrist, and forearm (with no fracture or dislocation) and was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-10-07	Laredo	Tx	Love's Truck Solutions - Distribution Center	Leg(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
The injured employee was using a forklift to move scrap tires into a warehouse and place them into a scrap trailer. Water spilled from the scrap tires onto the warehouse floor. While driving back toward the loading dock, the forklift's brakes were activated and the tires slid on the water. The forklift spun and struck two co-workers, knocking them approximately 4 feet off the dock. The forklift fell off the dock and landed on the injured employee's right thigh, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-10-07	Grand Island	Ne	OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a piece of garage door in a warehouse. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken right hip.
2021-09-24	Houston	Tx	Third Coast Fresh/Garden Highway (GH Foods)	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was exiting a warehouse when she lost her footing on a moist floor and fell, striking her back and the back of her head. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-24	San Marcos	Tx	HEB Distribution Center	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift carrying a raised load. The forklift struck a structure above it in a warehouse. It fell over and landed on the employee, who suffered a laceration to an artery in the inner thigh.
2021-09-20	Augusta	Ga	West Fraser, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking, an employee was struck by a forklift in the production area of a warehouse. Four toes on the employee's right foot were amputated.
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.
2021-09-14	Menands	Ny	Brand Industrial Services	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing insulation from the dust filters on the second floor of the warehouse. The employee was climbing an 8-foot step ladder to access the work area when his right foot slipped on a rung, causing him to fall about 5 feet to the ground below. He landed on both knees and sustained fractures to his pelvis and knee.
2021-09-10	Thornton	Co	A and A Quality Appliance, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was on the top rack in a warehouse, pulling a box stove. A cardboard handle ripped and the employee fell about 35 feet, suffering a broken left femur.
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.
2021-09-05	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.
2021-09-01	Breinigsville	Pa	CJ Logistics	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift when it struck a warehouse guardrail. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-09-01	Auburn	Al	Wheel Pros, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee working in a warehouse began having cramps throughout his body. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
2021-08-31	Pleasant Prairie	Wi	Pfizer	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-up reach forklift in a warehouse. The forklift struck a guardrail and ejected the employee, who landed on the floor and suffered multiple rib fractures, a lung issue, and muscle damage around the hip.
2021-08-31	Lakeland	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Pelvis	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a pallet jack to move ice cream in the warehouse. When they made a right turn, the pallet jack struck a bollard. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
2021-08-27	Baraboo	Wi	Baraboo - Sysco Food Services, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On August 27, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack at a warehouse distribution facility. He was standing in an aisle, trying to reposition the pallet jack to lift another pallet, when the jack's drive wheels spun on the wet floor. The jack then slid toward him, pinning his leg against a pallet of boxes and causing a laceration to the calf. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-24	Saint Louis	Mo	MERS GOODWILL	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat stress after processing donations in a hot, humid warehouse. The employee was hospitalized.
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	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.
2021-08-20	Columbus	Oh	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
At 7:24 p.m. on August 20, 2021, an employee tripped and fell over a pallet of product at a warehouse. He cut his ankle, then tripped and fell again while standing up, suffering open fractures to the tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-19	Bluffton	Oh	SRK Ohio	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
On August 19, 2021, an employee was driving a reach truck in a warehouse area. As he went around a corner, the truck ran into another, parked truck with an empty pallet on its forks. The forks of the moving truck shattered the pallet. When the pallet broke apart, it struck the employee's legs causing a laceration on the left leg and a fracture to the right leg that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-08-13	Conestoga	Pa	Turkey Hill LP	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee drove a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) into a warehouse as a co-worker moved a skid using a separate PIT. The skid on the co-worker's PIT struck the operator's compartment of the injured employee's truck, pinning the employee's hip and resulting in a hip fracture.
2021-08-03	Westfield	Ma	BOISE CASCADE	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in a warehouse. He backed into a parked forklift and suffered an injury to his right leg.
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.
2021-07-28	Laredo	Tx	Trois Enterprises	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was installing metal roof panels on a warehouse. He was using a roof runner to bound together the seams on the metal panel when he fell 35 feet off the edge of the roof and landed in a standing position, resulting in a fractured pelvis, a fractured right leg, and lumbar fractures that required hospitalization.
2021-07-22	New Orleans	La	PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was walking in the warehouse and lacerated his leg on a piece of metal banding.
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.
2021-07-20	Houston	Tx	Randstad Manufacturing & Logistics	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A temporary employee was in the warehouse standing next to his electric pallet jack and stacking cases of soda onto his pallet when he was struck by another pallet jack, resulting in a fractured left fibula.
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	Tulsa	Ok	Showcase Facilities Management, LLC	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was observing forklift operations in the warehouse and was struck by a forklift, resulting in broken bones in their right foot.
2021-07-08	Stuttgart	Ar	Riceland Foods	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking though the warehouse and was struck by a forklift resulting in an open fracture of the right ankle. She was hospitalized.
2021-07-06	Dallas	Tx	Ulta Beauty	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost consciousness while leaning over to pick up an object. The employee's head struck the warehouse floor in the resulting fall.
2021-07-03	Lithia Springs	Ga	Saddle Creek Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a trailer with pallets of product at a warehouse dock. After stowing the dock plate, the employee entered the trailer to put some airbags in the trailer to help support the pallet loads. While exiting the trailer, the employee's leg fell into the gap between the trailer floor and the dock floor resulting in a lower leg laceration.
2021-07-02	Gainesville	Fl	Florida Food Service, Inc	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift in the warehouse. While driving out of the cooler, the employee's foot got caught between the forklift and a pole, resulting in a broken foot.
2021-07-01	Mission	Tx	Walmart, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was moving a section of warehouse rack beams when one section slipped from his hand and struck his foot. The employee sustained a broken right foot requiring surgery.
2021-07-01	Little Chute	Wi	Bel Brands USA	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
On July 1, 2021, an employee was walking in the warehouse when they tripped and fell to the floor resulting in hospitalization for a fractured left hip.
2021-06-16	Medley	Fl	Tropical Shipping USA, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had just unjammed a warehouse dock leveler. The end of the dock leveler came down on the employee's left middle and ring fingers, crushing them against a container and causing avulsions.
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.
2021-06-14	Norfolk	Ma	ACV Environmental	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A railing gave way causing an employee to fall 4 feet in a warehouse. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury.
2021-06-07	Gahanna	Oh	AVI Foodsystems, Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had been packing food orders in the warehouse and placing them onto a cart. The employee stepped back and fell onto the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip and a strained left shoulder.
2021-06-04	Iowa Park	Tx	Sealed Air Corp.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking down an aisle in the warehouse, an employee was struck by a forklift and subsequently fell. The employee sustained fractures to the right hip and left ankle.
2021-06-02	Sanford	Fl	Industrial Lighting Products, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was pulling parts in a warehouse when they began to feel heat-related illness symptoms and were hospitalized.
2021-05-31	Pittsburgh	Pa	Bellissimo Distribution - Penn Mac	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While reaching for product in the warehouse, an employee lost balance and fell off a pallet jack landing on the floor approximately 4 to 5 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left knee.
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.
2021-05-16	Parkdale	Oh	US Foods	Lower extremities	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was selecting items and placing them onto a pallet in the freezer section of the warehouse. He stepped backward to move out of the way of another pallet jack operator and his foot got caught in a pallet causing him to stumble. He then grabbed the pallet jack handle to catch himself, twisted the handle which unlocked it, and the jack rolled and caught his foot between the electric pallet jack and the other pallet. The employee sustained a fractured left leg or foot.
2021-05-12	Port Wentworth	Ga	Anatolia Tile + Stone	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A warehouse coordinator was receiving skids of product (tiles) while a forklift operator was putting the skids back into the staging lanes. While placing the skids of tile, the skids fell on top of the warehouse coordinator who suffered a broken pelvis and five broken ribs.
2021-05-10	Hatfield	Pa	Clemens Food Group, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck in a warehouse freezer. The truck struck a corner guard, and the employee's right leg was caught between the truck's steel platform and the fixed steel baseboard of a racking system. The employee suffered an open fracture near the end of his right tibia.
2021-05-06	Chicago	Il	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On May 6, 2021, while walking through the warehouse an employee tripped on a 3-inch angle iron that was mounted to the floor, and sustained multiple fractures in their right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-05	Sioux Falls	Sd	Furniture Mart USA	Ankle(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was in a narrow warehouse aisle when a forklift came down the aisle. The employee tried to climb onto racking to avoid being struck by the forklift, got caught on the racking, and suffered a broken ankle.
2021-04-30	Anniston	Al	International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing on the ground, counting parts in a warehouse. A forklift's load of metal racks became unbalanced and fell on the employee, who suffered facial lacerations, bruising on the right arm, and a broken ankle.
2021-04-26	Port Wentworth	Ga	Shaw Industries Group, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was sweeping a warehouse floor. A powered industrial truck ran over the employee's right foot, breaking bones.
2021-04-23	Lomira	Wi	Quad/Graphics, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking towards the office inside the warehouse, an employee slipped on a piece of debris (green strap) that was on the floor and fell. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
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.
2021-04-21	Lockbourne	Oh	MTD PRODUCTS INC.	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a lift truck through a warehouse. The truck struck a vertical I-beam, and the employee's head was lacerated on the truck's overhead guard. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-19	Carrollton	Ga	Southwire Company Utility Products Plant	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift in a warehouse. Both of the employee's feet were broken.
2021-04-11	Philadelphia	Pa	Sysco Philadelphia, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a triple pallet truck near a concrete curb in a warehouse. When the truck reversed, it pinned the employee's right leg against the curb. The employee suffered fractures to the lower leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-04-08	Orlando	Fl	Coca Cola Refreshments	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up on side of road
On April 8, 2021, an employee was walking on a warehouse floor when a forklift backed into him. He suffered foot and leg injuries and was hospitalized.
2021-04-05	White	Ga	Constellium Automotive USA, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a tugger in the warehouse and drove underneath racking, pinning himself between the backrest of the tugger and the racking unit. The employee sustained contusions to the chest.
2021-03-29	Cleveland	Oh	QualaWash Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was conducting maintenance on machines in an open warehouse location. The employee developed difficulty breathing, caused by chemical vapors from an intermediate bulk container that was being drained about 30-50 feet away.
2021-03-29	Robinson	Il	TBM Building Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was filling a towel dispenser in a warehouse restroom. The restroom door closed on the employee's left hand, causing an amputation of the little finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-28	Madison	Ga	Becton, Dickinson and 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 forklift toward a warehouse. The forklift struck a cardboard pallet while turning, and his left leg was caught between the forklift and the pallet. He suffered a broken left tibia and was hospitalized.
2021-03-26	College Point	Ny	BJ's Wholesale Club #97	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck by falling pallets in a warehouse. The employee suffered a compression fracture and a head injury.
2021-03-25	Edwardsville	Il	DB Schenker	Multiple head locations	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
On 3/25/2021, an employee was driving from the warehouse to a designated lot space. While turning, the trailer became unstable and began to tilt and the cargo container detached from the chassis. This motion forced the tractor to rise off the ground. As the container slid off the chassis, the tractor came down with force and bounced four times before coming to rest. The employee struck their face on the steering wheel and was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the face and head, a laceratio
2021-03-24	Attleboro	Ma	Contracting Specialists Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was rolling a machine down a ramp, from inside a warehouse to the outside, so he could load it on a delivery truck. At the bottom of the ramp, he tripped over the forks of a fork truck, and his right leg was caught between the fork truck and the machine he was moving. He suffered a broken right leg.
2021-03-18	Fremont	Oh	Bayside Comfort, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from the roof of a garage inside a warehouse after descending a 5-foot ladder. The employee landed on the ground 11 feet below and suffered a broken hip.
2021-03-08	Rochester	Ny	SRS Distribution - B&L Wholesale Supply Rochester	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in a warehouse under a low beam. The employee's head grazed the beam, causing the employee to lose balance and fall to the floor. The employee sustained an injury to their right knee.
2021-02-22	Pryor	Ok	Kenco Logistics Service	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking across the floor of a warehouse when they fell and struck their head on a piece of equipment, resulting in a concussion and loss of consciousness.
2021-02-17	Gulfport	Ms	F.E.B. Distributing Company, Inc	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift inside a warehouse. The forklift crashed into a wall, and the employee's right foot was crushed between the forklift and the wall.
2021-02-10	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	BEDABOX LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was taking down inventory from the aisles in the warehouse with a power industrial truck when the employee fell approximately 30 feet from the vehicle, sustaining a broken wrist and injuries to the lung, head, leg, and ribs.
2021-02-09	Mentor	Oh	Guhde Floor Covering, Inc. DBA: Guhde Flooring America	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee got out of a vehicle to close the warehouse garage when the vehicle moved and trapped the employee's legs under the front wheel, resulting in two broken legs.
2021-01-25	Deerfield Beach	Fl	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.	Multiple head locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting with a rack repair in a warehouse. A weld broke on an upper crossbar, causing it to fall down and lacerate the employee's head and face.
2021-01-21	Schenectady	Ny	Von Roll USA Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a reach truck in a shipping warehouse. The truck struck a forklift as it was lowering its forks, and the forks entered the truck's operator compartment and broke the employee's lower leg.
2021-01-21	Sugar Land	Tx	TRAMONTINA USA,INC.	Multiple body parts	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a double pallet jack in a warehouse. When he stopped the pallet jack, a swing reach forklift struck it. He was thrown from the pallet jack, landing on the concrete floor on his right side. He suffered a head injury and a broken right femur.
2021-01-19	Bolingbrook	Il	Lakes Venture LLC, dba Fresh Thyme Farmers Market LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered back strain while picking and packing orders in a warehouse.
2021-01-12	Breinigsville	Pa	DSC Logistics Inc	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking through a warehouse when he tripped on a piece of angle iron, fell to the ground, and suffered a broken right femur.
2021-01-06	Broussard	La	Loughrea LLC	Pelvis	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift to move racks from one area of the warehouse to another when one of the racks on the forklift fell backward and hit the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvic bone.
2020-10-13	Little Chute	Wi	Saia Motor Freight Line	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
While walking through a warehouse facility that was being renovated, an employee fell through a floor hole where a grate had recently been removed. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung.
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.
2020-10-05	Kearny	Nj	Pharmachem LLC.	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was checking material inventories in the warehouse when he fell onto a pallet striking the back of his head and losing consciousness.
2020-10-02	Fort Worth	Tx	United Chester Industries	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 10-18 feet from a fixed ladder in a warehouse injuring his ribs and pelvis.
2020-10-01	Jamestown	Oh	Guess Brothers AG., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was cleaning out the warehouse and burning cardboard boxes in a burn pile. A box had a paint can inside which exploded onto the employee causing burns to the face and hands.
2020-09-29	Lancaster	Tx	ICU Medical Inc	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A contract employee was driving a forklift in a warehouse. As he went around a corner in an aisle, his hand was caught, crushed, and lacerated between the forklift and a rack.
2020-09-29	Lake Charles	La	Alfred Palma LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
On September 29, 2020, an employee was working on a warehouse roof. As he looked for an anchorage point, he fell through a skylight to the floor 12 feet below. He suffered a skull fracture and a spleen injury; he was hospitalized and his spleen had to be removed. Fall protection was being worn, but was not anchored at the time of the incident.
2020-09-29	Fort Worth	Tx	Midland Manufacturing Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking in a warehouse, injuring his left hip.
2020-09-24	San Antonio	Tx	Brinks Incorporated	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across the warehouse and was struck by and run over by a forklift that was operating in reverse. The employee sustained a fractured right shoulder and left leg.
2020-09-23	Milford	Ma	NPSG Global, LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 23, 2020, an employee was reversing a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) and struck a warehouse rack pole. The employee was hospitalized with a crushed left foot.
2020-09-23	Miami	Fl	ELITE FLOWER SERVICES, INC.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was unloading a truck with an electric pallet jack. When he crossed an entryway that connects two areas in the warehouse, the pallet jack collided with a forklift. The employee suffered an injury to his left foot.
2020-09-16	Franklin Park	Il	Fervalue USA INC.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On September 16, 2020, an employee tripped over a rail in a warehouse aisle. She fell, striking her knee on the concrete floor. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery for the knee injury.
2020-09-16	Suwanee	Ga	Dish Network LLC	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a forklift to fill orders in a warehouse and attempting to retrieve a pallet between two stacks of other pallets. As he was driving between the two stacks, his foot was caught on a pallet on the left side of the forklift, pinning his leg between the pallet and the forklift. His left leg broke, requiring hospitalization.