Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC., ELWOOD, ILLINOIS 60421
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee sustained severe injuries while operating a forklift with a clamp attachment. The forklift flipped, and the employee sustained a head concussion and a broken right hand, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedBrainForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
More severe injuries at RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS
On April 4, 2025, an employee was operating a walkie-rider pallet jack when he lost his balance and was thrown to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right femur and required surgery.
An employee was moving lumber materials using a forklift when the load shifted and the forklift tilted forward. The employee suffered a severe head injury and fractured ribs.
On 8/30/2023, at approximately 11:55 AM, an employee was operating a walkie rider in the receiving area. The vehicle struck a wall and their leg was fractured above the ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was opening a loading dock door when they stepped on a lower roller and fell to the lower working surface. The employee sustained multiple facial fractures.
An employee was placing a case onto a pallet when they tripped over the corner of the pallet and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.
An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.
An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 532120)
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The injured employee had been working on the computer at the front desk in the showroom. An argument occurred with another employee and additional people got involved. Gunshots were fired. The employee was shot in the hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was preparing to remove leaf spring bushings on the front drive axle of a tandem axle tractor. After raising the axle with a hydraulic jack, he placed two jack stands under the rear frame rails of the tractor and placed additional jack stands under the front drive axle. He then repositioned himself at the rear of the tractor where he reached for the release valve of the jack to begin lowering the axle (and frame) onto the jack stands. He was in a kneeling position while using his right hand to operate the release valve. His left hand was caught between the lowering frame rail and a jack stand. His left ring and middle fingertips were crushed, resulting in amputations.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
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