D&S Logging, Inc.

An employee was stepping on an aluminum cross member to exit a boat in a building when his foot slipped off, causing his shin to strike the cross member bracket. The employee sustained a shin laceration and fracture.

An employee was dismounting an excavator after loading it onto a lowboy trailer. The employee slipped, but managed to catch the grab handle to avoid falling. The sudden stop ruptured a cyst in the employee's abdomen.

An employee was conducting wildlife surveys from a UTV. After attempting to dig out the UTV, she was climbing back into the vehicle and had her hand on the roll bar when her foot slipped off the step-up plate, causing a sudden sharp pain to her abdomen area. She was in severe pain and required hospitalization for a muscle injury.

An employee was climbing on a skid steer when his right foot slipped and was pinched in the vehicle. The foot was broken, requiring surgery.

An employee was adjusting the high/low switch on his truck-mounted welder. He was turning around when he lost his footing because it had just rained and his truck bed was slick. He went to steady himself and reached to grab onto something with his hands. His right hand slid underneath the cowling of his welder and two fingers were severely lacerated by the motor fan blades. He was hospitalized.

An employee was working with a group of tree trimmers to trim a tree that was approximately 66 feet high and 28 inches in diameter. When the tree fell, it struck the employee. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the left side of his body, including his head.

On July 18, 2025, at approximately 1:09 PM, an employee was moving a trailer-mounted de-limber. He set his ground saw on the de-limber trailer and then got off the loader and stood to the side of the ground saw. A grapple skidder was raising the trailer slightly so he could throw the chain under the trailer to secure the ground saw. He then turned around and the ground saw slid off the trailer and struck his back. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured vertebrae.

On June 23, 2025, an employee was assisting with a tire replacement. As the employee was returning with tools, two co-workers were positioning the tire on the hub. The tire released pressure, causing a piece of the split rim to strike the employee. They were hospitalized with a fractured left ankle and pelvis.

An employee was cutting a tree. As they were walking away, part of the tree broke off and struck the employee. The employee sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was climbing down a tree after setting a rope to allow the tree to be removed. A knot at the end of his climbing system failed and he fell from the tree, landing about 35 feet below. He suffered fractures to the pelvis and spinal cord and was hospitalized.

An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.