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On September 20, 2022, at approximately 6:20 a.m., an employee climbed into a rail car to open the rail car door and assist with unloading automobiles. The employee was spotting the buck ramp (unloading ramp) operator, who was lowering the ramp to the rail car. As he was guiding the ramp, his right leg was struck by the buck ramp, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

An employee was seating an intermodal onto a chassis when their little finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in amputation.

An employee was riding a railcar to a track area. The employee fell from the railcar, suffering a broken tibia.

On September 24, 2020, an employee fell while riding on the bottom step of a reach stacker and was run over by the rear wheel, sustaining a crushed pelvis and left leg amputation.

The injured employee was riding on the back of a hostler truck (yard mule). The injured employee fell off the truck and was struck by the back wheels. The employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle and a blood clot in the hip area.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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