An employee was emptying a hopper into an outdoor roll-off container. The employee exited the forklift to dump the hopper when it tilted forward and their left hand was caught between the right fork and the bottom framework of the hopper. The employee sustained partial amputations to their index and middle fingers.
An employee was troubleshooting a belt and pulley system on a furnace. As the employee checked the tension on the belt, their fingers were pulled into the pulley, resulting in amputation of three fingertips. The belt and pulley system was not locked out at the time.
An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. As they were dismounting, the employee felt pain in their leg from stepping down and sustained a left leg fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 921110)
An employee was using a manual T-post pounder to drive in a 6-foot steel post. The employee had struck the post several times. On the last strike, the post pounder came off the post. When he brought the pounder down for the strike, his left thumb was crushed between the top of the post and the post pounder's handle.
An employee was walking down the stairs outside an apartment complex. A rodent went under her foot, causing her to fall down four steps. She suffered a displaced left hip fracture that required surgery and a left arm abrasion.
An employee was checking the belt tension on an air handler when their left index finger became caught in the machine; the fingertip was amputated down to the end of the nail.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.