Hill-Rom Company, Inc.

On November 9, 2023, an employee lifted a 70-pound package of paper bags, put it in a cart, and then pushed the cart to the front of the store by the cash registers. The employee sustained a collapsed lung.

An employee was providing medical treatment to injured persons involved in a motor vehicle accident. The employee was walking up and down a low-grade embankment carrying injured persons on transport equipment such as backboards. The employee sustained chest pain, and a possible cardiac related event with an elevated heart rate and elevated blood pressure.

An employee was moving merchandise in boxes, rolling containers, and totes, from a truck to store shelves when they sustained back and neck injuries.

An employee was using a shovel to dig a hole for a pipe when he suffered a broken vertebra. He was hospitalized.

On June 16, 2023, an employee was elevated in a scissor lift and was removing a pipe from a structure when they began experiencing back pain. The employee sustained a ruptured abdominal aneurysm from lifting/carrying/pulling pipe.

An employee was removing snow from an entryway when snow and ice fell from the roof, striking the employee in the head and face area resulting in injury.

An employee was walking from their car to the building. As they stepped from a gravel area to the pavement, they slipped on ice and fell into the gravel area, resulting in a fractured and dislocated right ankle.

At 4:30 p.m. on March 11, 2020, an employee was moving plastic-wrapped pallets. The employee tripped over plastic wrap and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken hip.

An employee was using a cherry picker forklift to pull product from upper shelves. Her foot was smashed between the platform and a pallet or part of the shelving unit. The foot was crushed and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

On January 1, 2018, an employee slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot, suffering memory loss, a headache, and a suspected minor brain bleed.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.