Great Northern Instore, LLC

An employee was operating a butt welding machine and placing rings. Her left index fingertip became caught in the coppers, lacerating it and resulting in a partial surgical amputation to the finger.

An employee was lifting a motor and reaching to place it on a machine when they sustained a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

On 12/22/2023, an employee was carrying bins filled with pasta to a refrigerator. As he lifted a 20-pound bin, he felt pain in his lower back. The employee sustained a herniated disc.

An employee was lifting a patient when they pulled a back muscle. She suffered back pain and spasms radiating into her leg with weakness and numbness. The employee's L3-L4 disc was herniated and she was hospitalized.

An employee was lifting boxes when they suffered a strained back, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was lifting a bundle of insulation with a colleague when he felt severe pain in the right side of his lower back/hip region. The employee sustained a severe muscle injury.

On August 13, 2025, an employee was feeding wire through a junction box to feed a 120-volt circuit near a 480-volt bus duct. The bus duct suddenly combusted, and the employee suffered burns to his left hand and upper body. He was hospitalized.

An employee was operating a brake press and making the final bend on a steel part. Her right middle finger got caught between the part and the top punch as it bent the part upward. The employee sustained a crush injury resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was feeding scrap metal into a chipper when his right hand was squeezed against a metal component of the machine. He suffered an amputation to the right index finger at the second joint.

An employee was setting up a press brake when the machine was activated and her left middle fingertip was caught between the dies and amputated.

On June 18, 2025, an employee working as a millwork installer was cutting shims using a circular saw. The saw hit a knot in the wood and jumped, cutting the palm of the employee's left hand and causing partial amputations to three fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee fell while moving a water canister, resulting in fractures to four fingers on her right hand.

An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

A temporary employee was carrying a nail gun through the warehouse when it hit his leg, activated, and fired a nail into the leg.