105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Article Inc.

Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Article Inc. , 25 Colony Rd., JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07305 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.

An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when he struck another party and suffered broken bones in his right foot.

Hospitalized Foot (feet), unspecified Pallet jack-powered

AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC

An employee was moving a loaded lift from an aisle when it became wedged in the aisle and abruptly stopped, throwing the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, and fractures to two neck vertebrae and the left scapula.

SitePro Rentals

An employee was in the basket of an aerial lift while unloading it from a flatbed trailer. The brake released, causing the aerial lift to strike another lift. The employee sustained a partially collapsed lung, rib fractures, and bleeding from the kidneys.

ENERGY AIR, INC.

An employee was moving materials using an all-terrain vehicle when the vehicle struck an overhead boom. The employee's head struck against the steering wheel and he was ejected to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.

Tarlton Corporation

An employee was loading and unloading palletized material with a powered pallet jack. The pallet jack backed up and the employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and a bumper/trailer hitch, resulting in fractures to the right ankle and left tibia.

Pipeline Plastics, LLC

An employee was operating a forklift and went to grab a hold of the swinging arm to swing it into place. His hand was caught between the forklift and the swing arm, resulting in a middle finger amputation.

Rooms to Go Clearance Center

On August 30, 2025, an employee was moving product using a hand truck/dolly. He observed an electric pallet jack obstructing his path and went to relocate it. The electric pallet jack ran over his right ankle, dislocating it.

IKEA Distribution Services, Inc

An employee was driving a forklift when the forklift and his left hand struck a racking system, resulting in a cut and fracture that required surgery.

Warehouse Home Furnishings, Inc.

An employee was aligning a cart on a stock picker. The cart dropped onto the top of his right index fingertip, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattress Store

An employee fell 48 inches to the parking lot ground after exiting a door. The employee sustained head trauma, a head laceration, and broken wrists.

Metro Mattress Corp.

An employee climbed a ladder to hang a sign, lost his balance, and fell to the floor. The employee sustained back and leg injuries.

JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER

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

APM TERMINALS PORT ELIZABETH

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.

Allied Waste Systems Inc

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.

Fitness International, LLC

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

Bristol Myers Squibb

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.