American Railcar Industries

A temporary employee was operating a magnetic crane to pick up and move a 6000-pound sheet of metal when the metal fell and struck the employee's left foot, fracturing the fourth and fifth digits.

On July 10, 2018, an employee was hospitalized for dehydration after finishing his shift insulating tank cars.

An employee was hospitalized with blunt force trauma to the back of the head.

An employee was moving a shaker panel with an overhead crane. A separate shaker panel had been leaned vertically on a wooden crate along the walkway. As the employee was operating the overhead crane, the vibration caused the vertical shaker panel to fall over and strike the employee, fracturing the employee's left tibia.

An employee was manually pushing a center steel partition to align it in a railcar when his foot slipped. He reached up to the edge of the railcar to catch himself while the ram of the hydraulic radar pusher was coming down. The employee's middle and ring fingers on his right hand were caught in a pinch point, resulting in the amputation of his fingertips.

An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

An employee was staking tomato plants on a farm. The employee began to feel sick and collapsed, suffering from dehydration and heat shock.

An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was traveling back from work when they became ill and experienced dizziness due to heat exhaustion.

On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

On March 26, 2025, an employee was standing on a work table that was 23" high to abrasive blast the upper section of a pump. When he stepped off the table with his left leg, his left knee gave out and he fell to the ground, landing on his right hip. The employee sustained a displaced right hip fracture near the joint and was hospitalized.

An employee was pressure washing a suspended part when the part started spinning. The employee manually stopped the part from spinning when his hand was caught in the pressurized water blast. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration.

An employee was dumping a "self-dumping chip bin" (on the forks of a forklift) into a 3- or 4-foot-tall dumpster. The bin tilted forward. Thinking it was going to slide off the forks, the employee reached to grab the bottom of the bin to stop it. The bin then rotated back. The tip of the employee's left middle finger, from the first knuckle past his fingernail, was caught between the bin and the top of the forklift pocket frame. The fingertip was amputated just above the first knuckle.

An employee suffered two fingertip amputations while working at a plant.

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in the warehouse when the forklift spun and the employee was caught between the forklift and metal shelving. The employee sustained multiple broken ribs.

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.