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An employee was assisting another associate in utilizing the large roll bender to bend 3-foot steel pipe. The employee's left index finger was caught in the machine and sustained an avulsion resulting in amputation to the first knuckle.

An employee was on a double-end rider in an aisle selecting product when his left leg was pinned between the rack and rider.

An employee was using a forklift to load a tractor trailer when the forklift skidded into a wall. The employee sustained an arm fracture.

An employee was training on an rolling container carrier on the dry, non-frozen storage side of the distribution center. She made a turn around the end cap and her right foot struck the rail protecting the endcap racking. The employee's foot was fractured.

An employee was a passenger in a utility vehicle that was driving up a hill on a wooded trail. As the vehicle made a right turn, three fingers on the employee's right hand were caught against a tree and fractured.

An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg was caught between the forklift and a bollard resulting in a broken leg.

A crew was relocating a dumpster (containing approximately 200 pounds of demolished wire) to access the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units they were servicing. During movement of the dumpster, a section of carpet tile dislodged from the floor, causing an employee to lose his footing, slip, and fall. He landed on his right wrist, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was cutting a board using a circular saw. The saw pinched, kicked back, and cut the employee's left ring and little fingers. The employee suffered an amputation to the little finger.

An employee was using an aluminum extension ladder to remove gutters at a height of approximately 20 feet. As they were removing the gutters, part of the gutter collapsed and struck the ladder, causing it to move sideways. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained fractures to ribs on the left side and their right forearm.

An employee was using an electric saw to cut a piece of wood for a fence. The saw slipped out of his hand and lacerated his left leg. He was hospitalized.

An employee was erecting a scaffold. A side bracket was not secure. The employee stepped on the bracket to test it and fell 18 feet to the concrete floor resulting in fractures to the ankles and femurs. He was not using fall protection equipment.

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 metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.