J.A. RIGGS TRACTOR COMPANY

An employee was squatting on the tracks of a bulldozer, inspecting it and taking photos. He stood up to attend to someone talking to him and his foot slipped off the outside of the track and he fell from the bulldozer. As he fell, his right leg became stuck between the roller frame and push arm resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

An employee was washing off the machine wash rack area using a spray wand. He then started washing down the wash rack floor, stepping backwards while continuing to wash in a side to side motion. The pressure washer wand went across his left knee area; the water punctured his jeans and his skin just above the left knee. He was hospitalized.

An employee was installing a large lift cylinder on a bulldozer. While he was trying to align the cylinder, it slipped, crushing his left ring finger under the pry bar he was using to position the cylinder. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgery.

An employee was removing a wheel from a car when the car fell from the lift. The employee suffered a left middle finger amputation.

An employee was repairing the right rear tire of a tractor in a customer's yard. While removing the cribbing, the tractor slipped and came down on him. The tire was not yet inflated and the employee was pinned by the tractor. The employee sustained crush injuries to the hip, pelvis, and tailbone including several fractures to the pelvis.

An employee was working underneath a vehicle that was suspended on two jack stands when the vehicle frame broke. The vehicle fell onto the employee, resulting in a back fracture, rib fractures, and a punctured lung.

On June 17, 2023, an employee was checking a tire for leak. As he released the air brake, the semi-truck fell from the jack onto the employee's right arm and rolled forward. The employee sustained an arm injury.

A forklift was unloading a pallet jack from a rental truck when the pallet jack fell off the raised forks and struck an employee as she was working to steady the load. She sustained a right thigh fracture along with scrapes and bruises.

An employee was working on a 6-foot ladder that was leaned against a gas compression engine. The ladder feet slipped on the working surface, causing the ladder to become unstable. The employee fell off the ladder and suffered bilateral wrist fractures.

An employee was reinstalling an idler weighing approximately 400 lbs. on a bulldozer when the idler shifted slightly, pinching the employee's finger. The employee sustained an amputation.

An employee was filling a pressure washer with gasoline when the vapors ignited, resulting in the employee suffering burns to his face, hands, and arms.

An employee was preparing to unload freight from the liftgate of their truck while at a client location. They stepped into a pothole and fell onto their left side, resulting in a broken hip that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was using a torch to remove a broken bolt from inside a roller drum. Prior to this, brake cleaner had been used inside the roller drum. The employee was inside the roller drum when a flash fire occurred and the employee sustained burns to their face and arms.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.