Sysco Boston

While instructing a new employee, the injured employee was struck by a triple pallet jack and sustained a fractured ankle.

On January 11, 2021, an employee's left leg was caught between a freight elevator and the wall of the elevator shaft. The employee suffered broken bones and soft tissue damage and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was setting up to put tires on a trailer. The trailer was jacked up and he was putting jack stands under the front axle when the trailer bags released and the trailer dropped down, crushing his right index finger between the axle and the jack stand. His fingertip was amputated.

An employee got out of his car to go into the engine room when the car reversed over his leg.

An employee was taking an electric walking jack out of a trailer when the electric jack, the employee, and the dock plate fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg, requiring surgery.

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 cleaning a depositor machine to setup for a new product run. His right index finger was caught by moving parts in the depositor machine and the fingertip was partially amputated without bone loss.

An employee was under a label machine, working to remove a jammed label. The machine partially amputated her left index finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.

An employee was on a top stock cart, moving items on shelving on the sales floor. The employee fell and suffered a broken left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was using a walkie stacker when the merchandise on it shifted and fell onto him. He suffered a head injury and a broken left leg that required surgery. He was hospitalized.

An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.

Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.

An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.

An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.

An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.