An employee was cleaning out rollers on a trash conveyor that was shut down. During cleaning, the employee removed tape from a roller. When the employee turned the conveyor back on, the tape was pulled back up and wrapped around the employee's left arm and pulled it into the conveyor, resulting in an upper arm fracture.
An employee was climbing a 6-foot A-frame ladder that was placed on a table to access and repair an oscillating fan mounted on the wall. The ladder was leaning against the wall and as the employee began to climb the ladder, the table moved away from the wall. The employee fell to the concrete floor and sustained bruised ribs and lacerations that required staples.
An employee went to remove a garment that had jammed on a conveyor line. The tip of her right ring finger got caught in the conveyor belt and was amputated.
An employee was walking up the stairs when they turned to go back down and fell down two or three steps to the floor, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was walking to take their break. As they walked from their locker to the entrance of the break lounge, they tripped over a pallet and fell to the ground, resulting in hospitalization due to a concussion.
An employee was working at a processing table and pivoted to place merchandise on a shelf. She tripped on the leg of the table and sustained fractures in her foot.
An employee was working to fix the forks on a forklift when the fork(s) fell on her toes. The second and third toes on her right foot were fractured, lacerated, and required stitches.
An employee was involved in a physical altercation with two temporary employees. The employee was hospitalized with facial injuries and required surgery.
An employee went to lift a carton and tripped on a different carton that was on the floor. She fell on the floor in the backroom and sustained a fractured right hip, and abrasions to her arm and knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.