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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

DHL

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DHL, 3610 E Kearney, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).

An employee struck a metal storage rack while operating a standup lift, fracturing and lacerating the left ankle.

Hospitalized Ankle(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

DHL

An employee was walking when they tripped over a curb and fell, resulting in an ankle injury and hospitalization.

DHL

An employee was standing in a freezer when a forklift ran over his left foot resulting in an injury that required surgery.

DHL

While an employee was being trained to operate a forklift, his left leg was pinned between the vehicle's cab and a column.

DHL

While walking on an uneven surface, an employee rolled an ankle and fell sustaining a broken radius and wrist.

DHL

An employee was training on a stand up forklift/PIT when passing equipment caught his right leg resulting in a compound fracture.

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Coach Distribution Center

On October 25, 2023, an employee was in the warehouse driving a forklift toward the dock door. The forklift struck a conveyor belt and the employee sustained broken ribs.

FedEx Supply Chain

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a stanchion. The employee sustained fractures to the right chest and right ankle.

Cargo Handling Airport Services , LLC

An employee was operating a forklift when the vehicle collided with a wall. His right foot struck the wall, resulting in three fractures in his foot.

Pepsi - Daytona Beach

An employee was using a walkie-rider to load a trailer. As she turned a corner, the walkie-rider struck the trailer and the employee was thrown to the ground. She was hospitalized with a fractured left leg.

GAP, INC.

An employee was driving a forklift and struck a pole, resulting in a broken left ankle.

McLane/Midwest, Inc.

An employee was operating a rider pallet jack when it struck a stand-up forklift. The forks struck both of the employee's ankles, resulting in hospitalization.

Micro Star Quality Services

An employee was working to repair a machine with a broken metal stopper. She removed the stopper and used a roll of tape to temporarily secure it. While she was moving it back into place to fix the machine, the residual pressure of the plastic pallets forced the stopper down, resulting in her right thumb becoming stuck between two metal parts. The thumb was amputated.

DHL, INC.

An employee was changing the battery on his forklift. He removed the forklift's battery plate and exited the battery machine alignment track. The shift lead then went to retrieve a new battery. The employee entered the battery machine alignment track again to unplug the charging cable. The battery changing equipment proceeded forward and pinned the employee against the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured ribs.

Uniuni Logistics Inc.

An employee took a picture of the seal and license plate on a delivery truck after loading. The truck then reversed back to the dock and pinned the injured employee against the dock. The employee sustained an abdominal fracture.

Martin Brower Distribution Center

An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.

WADDELL CONCRETE INC.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

Dollar Tree

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Corrigan Brothers Inc

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

Plumb Supply Company

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

JRI INDUSTRIES

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.