First Supply LLC

On November 9, 2022, a load of septic tank halves, lifted by a forklift, fell when the lifting straps broke. They landed on an employee's left arm and broke it between the elbow and the shoulder.

An employee was loading a pallet onto a semi-trailer using a fork truck when his left arm was caught between the fork truck and the trailer, resulting in a fractured arm.

An employee was operating a reach truck when he believed the brakes were failing and put his foot out to stop the truck. His foot hit racking and was fractured, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

An employee was assisting with pipe on a drilling rig. The slips came down and landed on the employee's left foot fracturing four metatarsals.

Two employees were struck by the rotary table of a drilling rig while installing caisson. Employee 1 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, and head trauma. Employee 2 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, spinal injury, and head trauma.

Employees were felling hazard trees. The injured employee was conducting 'bucking' operations to saw a tree from the road when the tree kicked-back, pinning him against the ground and fracturing his left femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was greasing tongs on a work-over rig. The tongs lacerated one of the employee's fingers.

An employee was chaining a vehicle when he had to change tools and the compressor. As the compressor was being charged, the employee stepped near the vehicle to make sure the compressor was attached. Then, he instructed a co-worker to lower the compressor. His right hand was on the compressor and under the chain, causing his ring finger to be crushed.

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.

A delivery driver was delivering supplies. He fell off his flatbed truck and struck his head. He was hospitalized.

Equipment was being brought back online after a break-in and vandalism. An arc flash occurred when an employee cycled a 480-volt circuit breaker. The employee suffered burns to the face and hands.

An employee was unloading an 8-inch ducting pipe when the pipe rolled and crushed their legs. The employee sustained fractures to both ankle.

An employee was lifting the liftgate on the rear of his delivery truck after making a delivery when his right hand was caught in the liftgate. The employee sustained four fractured fingers.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.