J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 7:30 PM, a driver was picking up a trailer at a rail yard. The employee was using a crowbar and hammer to adjust the pins of the chassis to allow the intermodal container to sit on the chassis. The container shifted and the employee's left hand was caught between the container and chassis, resulting in a partial amputation of their middle, ring, and little fingers.

An employee had pulled his semi-trailer over at a rest stop because the trailer door had opened. He was trying to pull down the door, gripping a strap with one hand and the trailer grip handle with the other hand, when he fell to the ground 2-3 feet below. He suffered a broken right shoulder, a fracture to a right-side middle rib, a punctured right lung, and a swollen esophagus.

An employee was exiting the cab of their truck at a truck stop when they fell to the ground and sustained a fractured right patella.

An employee was struck by a large paper roll upon opening semi-trailer doors after the load shifted during transport. The employee sustained a fractured right leg and left toes.

An employee was attempting to pull a fifth wheel below a semi-trailer. It was tight, so he grabbed a puller to use on the wheel. In the process, the puller slipped and the employee fell to the ground on his right side, resulting in a fractured right hip that required surgery.

An employee was unloading a truck when he experienced pain. He was hospitalized with a hernia.

An employee was cutting pipe when they sustained a laceration to the face. The employee was hospitalized.

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

On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.

An employee was operating a scissor lift and fractured their right ankle.

An employee was walking to go close the rear cargo door of their vehicle when they slipped on the residential street surface and hit their head, resulting in a head contusion and hospitalization.

A truck driver opened the door at the back of the trailer and the door fell onto the driver's right foot. Two toes were amputated.

An employee was attempting to retrieve a socket wrench attached to a truck when another employee started the truck. The flywheel then caught the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation.

An employee was un-hooking a strap from tank containers while standing on the fourth step of an A-frame ladder when the ladder collapsed and the employee fell to the ground below, landing on his right leg. He was hospitalized with a broken right ankle.

An employee experienced a stroke while moving boxes off a pallet and onto a table.

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.