First Supply LLC

On November 9, 2022, a load of septic tank halves, lifted by a forklift, fell when the lifting straps broke. They landed on an employee's left arm and broke it between the elbow and the shoulder.

An employee was operating a reach truck when he believed the brakes were failing and put his foot out to stop the truck. His foot hit racking and was fractured, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

A battery slid and crushed an employee's fingertip resulting in an amputation injury.

An employee was on a double-end rider in an aisle selecting product when his left leg was pinned between the rack and rider.

An employee was using a forklift to load a tractor trailer when the forklift skidded into a wall. The employee sustained an arm fracture.

An employee was training on an rolling container carrier on the dry, non-frozen storage side of the distribution center. She made a turn around the end cap and her right foot struck the rail protecting the endcap racking. The employee's foot was fractured.

An employee was a passenger in a utility vehicle that was driving up a hill on a wooded trail. As the vehicle made a right turn, three fingers on the employee's right hand were caught against a tree and fractured.

An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg was caught between the forklift and a bollard resulting in a broken leg.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

A delivery driver was delivering supplies. He fell off his flatbed truck and struck his head. He was hospitalized.

Equipment was being brought back online after a break-in and vandalism. An arc flash occurred when an employee cycled a 480-volt circuit breaker. The employee suffered burns to the face and hands.

An employee was unloading an 8-inch ducting pipe when the pipe rolled and crushed their legs. The employee sustained fractures to both ankle.

An employee was lifting the liftgate on the rear of his delivery truck after making a delivery when his right hand was caught in the liftgate. The employee sustained four fractured fingers.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.