Amerigas Propane LP

An employee was walking to deliver cylinders when his right knee gave out. He sustained a torn quadricep on the right knee.

An employee was using a crane. The hook slipped and a fitting fell onto a finger on the employee's left hand causing a fracture and laceration.

An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.

An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.

An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.

An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.

An employee was unloading 10-foot sections of 6- to 8-inch pipe when their right ring finger was pinched between the pipe and pipe rack edge, resulting in a fingertip amputation at the first knuckle.

An employee was at a residential home to perform a gas houseline inspection after repairs. While using a flashlight to see, the employee walked into the laundry room and fell into a 2' x 2' access opening for a crawl space in the floor. A black rug was partially covering the opening. The employee fell approximately 40 inches into the crawl space. The employee sustained three fractured ribs on the left side, fluid on the left side of the lungs, and a bruised right knee.

Three employees were changing out a belt on a residual cooling fan when the injured employee's middle finger got caught between the belt and pulley. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

On November 11, 2024, an employee was offloading polyethylene pipe from a truck. The pipe was being moved along free-spinning rollers. The employee's pants got caught on a roller causing them to trip and fall onto a pipe. The employee sustained a puncture wound to their leg requiring hospitalization.

An employee was working on a compressed natural gas trailer gauge when a pressure release struck the employee's chest and forced the employee into a cement post. The employee's back was fractured.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.