Heidelberg Distributing

An employee was sweeping behind a guardrail and stepped on the lower portion of the guardrail when he lost his balance. As he stepped back, his foot became stuck between the guardrail and a transformer, resulting in a compound fracture of left tibia and fibula.

An employee was repositioning a chill adder so that the pig tubs behind it could be removed. The employee lost their balance and their finger was pinched between the chill adder and the pig tub, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift. The vehicle struck a guard and a wooden table. Upon exiting the forklift, the employee's left leg became caught between the table and dock guard, causing a fractured leg.

An employee was working on a shoring scaffold with another employee to strip plywood from cement. The employees threw a 4x4 piece of forming down and it got stuck on the beam of the scaffold. The injured employee went to grab the forming when their left ring fingertip was pinched between it and the beam, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was using a torch to trim the foundation for a compressed air tank so the tank would fit in place. His left hand was caught between the tank and the steel bar foundation structure; the hand was crushed and burned.

An employee was traveling on a walker rider as it headed for the outer wall of the warehouse office. He jumped off the front of the rider which caused his legs to be caught between the base of the rider and the yellow safety rail. The employee sustained a fractured right fibula.

An employee was reversing a forklift when it struck a building-support column and the employee sustained a spine injury.

An employee was delivering a keg of beer when he lost balance and dropped the keg on his right foot/big toe. The employee's right foot/big toe were fractured and required surgery.

An employee was selecting cases in a warehouse when they were struck by a pallet jack, resulting in a crushed right ankle that required hospitalization.

An employee parked their truck and was lowering the lift gate to unload and service an account at a convenience store. A vehicle pulled out from a parking spot and pinned the employee against the lift gate. The employee sustained a leg amputation.

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.