Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., 849 Thomas Road, BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS 60106
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On February 7, 2018, an employee was operating a powered industrial truck and sustained a partial left thumb amputation when it was caught in a hole on a metal rack.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
More severe injuries at Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
An employee was on a ramp loading a box onto a truck when he stepped back and fell approximately 3.5 feet to the ground, fracturing his left arm and wrist.
An employee was operating a standing reach forklift to load cargo into a rack when he reversed the forklift and drove into/under a rack. He was pinned between the forklift and the rack shelf, suffering muscular bruising.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 484110)
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
An employee was on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was working from the elevated bucket of an excavator when they fell between two tanks and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured leg.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.