VSE Corporation

An employee was on a ladder, performing an engine leak check on an aircraft. The aircraft's propeller changed direction from reverse to forward, and the employee was blown off the ladder. The employee landed on the ground 15 feet away and suffered a broken left femur and tibia, as well as a broken right wrist, three broken ribs, and a concussion.

While working on a training project (maintenance and rebuilding of a diesel engine) an employee caught two fingers on their left hand between the camshaft and the front of the engine. The left middle and ring fingers were lacerated near the nail and partially amputated.

An employee was pinned between two vehicles they were offloading from a low boy trailer and was hospitalized for his injuries.

An employee was driving a cart around the driving range to pick up golf balls. The vehicle struck an in-ground target causing the employee to strike his forehead on the windshield. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their nose and cheekbone and lacerations to their head and hands.

An employee was operating a picker when it struck a stack of pallets. His body moved forward and he struck his face on the computer monitor in the vehicle, resulting in a concussion, laceration, and blurry vision.

An employee was driving a lift in reverse through an aisle while the lift was loaded with a headboard. The headboard caught merchandise in the aisle racks, causing it to shift and contact the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a broken leg.

An employee was driving a utility task vehicle (UTV) through the parking lot to the boat yard to meet a co-worker. The UTV and slid into a curb, causing it to flip on its side and land on the employee's leg, resulting in a broken leg.

On December 7, 2023, an employee was driving an order picker down an aisle when the mast of the vehicle struck a material pan that was hanging out of the rack. The pan fell and struck the employee, resulting in rib fractures and a spleen laceration.

The injured employee was working in the business lot. A customer was getting into their rental truck and pressed the gas rather than the brake pedal, causing the vehicle to accelerate. The truck struck the injured employee causing a fractured pelvis.

An employee was standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder leaned against a wall. They fell approximately 4 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the left pelvis area and a cut to the right hand and index finger that required five stitches.

An employee was assessing damage to an electrical box while on top of a roll of paper that was held by the clamp arms of a forklift. The employee was pulling wire on the junction box while elevated but came in contact with a live wire and received an electric shock, which caused the employee to fall 20 feet to the ground and sustain a fractured leg, a broken pelvis, and a broken right eye socket.

An employee was cleaning the bathroom in the office of a storage facility. Inhalation of fumes from a cleaner caused respiratory issues and the employee became ill. They were hospitalized.

An employee was walking on a sidewalk to enter the building when she fell onto her left side. She suffered broken ribs and a possible concussion.

An employee was on a four-step work stand while sanding an area of an aircraft. He was climbing down the work stand when he tripped over an air hose and fell to the level below, resulting in a fractured femur.

An employee was scanning the placards of pallets of mail bundles when a forklift approached from the opposite side and began lowering and pushing his pallet load forward. It struck the pallet the employee was working on, causing it to shift and strike her. She fell to the ground and sustained a left hip fracture that required surgery.

An X-ray machine had lost power and an employee went to replace the power supply. While replacing a cable on the power supply assembly, the employee's right hand contacted the grounding terminals coming out of the back of the power supply assembly and they received an electric shock. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was servicing equipment and had disconnected a 4-inch line. A proportional control air valve on the equipment actuated, releasing a large volume of air at 99 psi into the 4-inch braided stainless steel line hanging down from the valve. The sudden release of pressure caused the line to whip and strike the employee's face. He was hospitalized due to an orbital bone fracture requiring surgery. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was performing janitorial duties and carrying bathroom supplies when he slipped on a guardrail mounting post and fell on his side. The employee's hip was fractured and required surgery.