FORD MOTOR COMPANY

An employee was backing an electric industrial carrier into a dolly when their fingers were caught between the vehicle and the bar on the line resulting in amputation of the fingertips on their right middle and ring fingers.

A forklift struck an overhead fan and some racking. The fan fell onto an employee working on the dock, who suffered lacerations and ruptures to the spleen and liver. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working with an electric socket gun while training another employee. The trigger on the socket gun was activated and the employee's glove became caught, resulting in an amputation of the right index finger below the knuckle.

During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was walking to her workstation when she tripped on a wheel that was sticking out from a cart. The employee fell onto an ergonomic mat on the floor, landing on her knees. The employee sustained a non-displaced fracture of the left tibia and a non-displaced fracture of the right fibula.

An employee was patrolling a store using an electric patrol scooter when they lost their balance and sustained an ankle fracture.

An employee was operating a forklift to move panels around the dock area when the vehicle struck a joint where the two floors meet. The employee lurched forward and struck his head on the steering wheel. The employee then fell from the vehicle and sustained a dislocated disc in their back, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was standing inside a semi-trailer when the driver of the semi-trailer pulled away, causing the employee to fall backward and strike their head on a steel dock plate. The employee suffered a skull fracture, a fractured L1 vertebra, a broken coccyx, a laceration/abrasion to the head, and a brain bleed.

An employee was riding an ATV, catching up with a stray cow to return it to a pen. The ATV tire struck a hole or other obstacle, causing the employee to be ejected and fall to the ground. His leg was broken and he was hospitalized.

An employee was driving a van in reverse when they fell out of the vehicle and landed on the ground in the parking lot. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.

An employee was assisting with maintenance and servicing a conveyor that was making an unusual noise. The employee's right arm got caught in the conveyor between a belt and a roller. Their right hand and arm were crushed, resulting in amputation of the arm.

An employee was using a skid loader to clean an area of loose debris (straw shed). He was lowering the bucket when the arms/bucket of the skid loader pinned his feet against the step of the loader. The employee sustained fractures to both feet and was hospitalized.

An employee was stepping over a brace bar when they tripped and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured forearm and dislocated elbow.

An employee was on a step ladder loading product. They fell off the step ladder and sustained a fractured back and hip.

A Merit Logistics employee was pushing an egg crate out of a trailer. While working to get it over the lip of the dock, she lost her footing. Crates fell on her, breaking her tibia.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.