BLUELINX CORPORATION

Four employees were working to reset a metal tubing rack (weighing approximately 150 pounds) into a stable position after observing that the rack was leaning. The empty racking slipped and fell toward the employees. The tubing struck an employee in the back resulting in fractures to their L1 and L2 vertebrae.

An employee and a co-worker were unloading units that were stacked inside an import container and then loading the units onto forklifts. One stack would not slide out. The co-worker lifted the top four units as the employee fed a cinch strap into place, so it could be used to pull the material out. The strap was secured to the forklift. The employee was readjusting the strap when the forklift moved. The cinch strap was pulled from the employee's hand, resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip and loss of the nail.

On December 15, 2023, the injured employee was working from a ladder. A co-worker climbed the backside of the ladder and the ladder failed. The injured employee fell approximately 8 feet to the ground and sustained multiple fractures.

An employee was installing grout using a shovel when the precast hollow-core floor gave way, causing them to fall approximately 8-10 feet. The employee sustained a back fracture.

An employee was assisting with assembly of a two-level scaffold. The scaffold fell, causing the employee to fall 8 feet from the second level to the concrete surface below. The employee sustained fractures to the face, jaw, and both wrists.

An employee was repairing an egg collector when the platform collapsed and he fell 10 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.

An employee was descending a ladder when it collapsed, causing him to fall approximately 8 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to his left leg and a left wrist fracture.

An employee was walking down the off ramp from a box truck, carrying a door for delivery. A strong wind caught the door, causing the employee to lose balance and fall about 2 to 3 feet to the ground. He landed on his back and suffered a broken vertebra.

An employee was loading lumber from a rack into his truck by hand. He fell from the truck to the ground and sustained a fractured hip.

An employee was delivering lumber to a customer's job site. He was using a truck-mounted forklift to transport the material to the staging area. The surface of the path of travel changed from asphalt to soil and rock with a slight downward grade. When the forklift moved onto the softer surface, it sank into the ground and its center of gravity shifted forward, causing it to tip over. The employee's right arm sustained a closed, supracondylar humerus fracture.

An employee was helping two forklift operators move and inventory flat sheet metal that was staged on racks. The metal fell off one side and struck the employee's arms and abdomen. The employee sustained a laceration above the left eye, a left forearm injury, and a ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was cleaning a press machine when their right ring finger became caught in the press, resulting in the amputation of the finger.

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.