Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Win Chill, LLC, 5050 West Foundation Court, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57107
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a pallet jack in a refrigerated warehouse. The pallet jack malfunctioned and backed into racking. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
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 493120)
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack. While he was pushing a pallet back, the pallet jack moved and the handle crushed his finger against racking.
An employee was offloading tools from a van and walking them over to the curb. He lost his footing and fell while carrying a jackhammer. The jackhammer fell and caught the employee's right little finger against the curb. The employee's finger was amputated.
An employee was moving a tensile strength test device with a dolly. The device fell from the dolly onto the employee's right leg, causing a compound fracture.
An employee was walking past a crossover conveyor when a ramp came down and hit them in the back. The employee sustained a broken back vertebra, as well as a concussion, and was hospitalized.
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 walking on a truss table when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated and fractured left ankle.