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An employee was riding on a powered pallet jack near a sewer drain. The pallet jack hit a dip near the sewer drain, and the employee s left foot hit a clamp truck parked in a charging station. He suffered a cut to the big toe, as well as fractures in the toe and the foot.

An employee went to step off material handling equipment to grab their jacket when the throttle of the vehicle engaged. The vehicle reversed and the employee's left foot was crushed between two material handlers, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was working at a height of approximately 20 feet and was standing outside his forklift's basket attachment. His forklift was struck by another forklift, causing the employee to fall to the warehouse floor below. The employee sustained facial injuries, broke two ribs and an arm, and also suffered a head injury. The employee was wearing a harness at the time but it was not connected to an anchor point.

On November 8, 2023, an employee was operating a stand-up pallet jack in the warehouse. As he was backing up, the pallet jack struck the basket of a parked aerial lift. His right ankle became caught between the pallet jack and the aerial lift basket resulting in a fractured ankle.

On October 26, 2023, at approximately 12:00 PM, an employee operating a four wheeler was on their way to an off-property break location. The employee stopped the four wheeler near the administrative office to allow a log truck to exit the property. The log truck backed up, and the employee's left ankle was caught between the log truck trailer and the four wheeler, resulting in a fracture and laceration.

On October 7, 2025, an employee was pulling a customer load out of post-wash equipment when his left index finger was pinched between the sled and the roller on the charge cart conveyor, resulting in a fingertip amputation between the nail and first joint.

An employee was welding a bearing on a piece of equipment. He was lying on the belt while performing this task. The welding rod contacted the employee or the belt and the employee was shocked by electricity. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was lighting a pilot light that burns off residual oxygen in the purge chamber of a heat-treating furnace. Residual gas and built-up oxygen in the purge chamber caused an explosion, which blew the front of the furnace's door off its track and the hood/exhaust system off its rivets. The employee was knocked down and suffered burns and lacerations to the left side of his face.

A temporary employee was moving a load using a walk-behind powered industrial vehicle (PIV). He backed into a safety bollard and his leg was pinned between the PIV and the bollard, resulting in a crush injury and laceration to the lower leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

An employee was setting up a work piece on the honing machine when his left hand fingers were crushed in a pinch point. The employee sustained an amputation of the distal joint of his ring finger.

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.

An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.

On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.