Petra Industries, LLC

An employee was carrying two 52-pound truck batteries when they suffered a back strain.

An employee was working in the fulfillment area carrying large bags of dog food, cat litter, a cube organizer, and book cases. The employee began experiencing abdominal pain and sustained two hernias that resulted in hospitalization.

An employee was carrying a door up an exterior stairwell when he injured his back.

On March 17, 2022, an employee performing a work capacity test was walking with 45 lbs. of weight and began to feel discomfort in his chest resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was disconnecting a wash line. While in a squatting position, the employee was using a rubber hammer to tighten a clamp and sustained a back injury.

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.

An employee was operating a reach truck and was coming around corner when the vehicle struck a warehouse rack. The employee's left foot got caught between the forklift and the rack. The employee was hospitalized with fractured toes.

An employee was walking down an exterior concrete stairway. She lost her footing, fell to the concrete, and suffered a compound fracture to the right ankle. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee placed a box in the driving cage of a forklift to move it from one side of the warehouse to the other. As the employee approached the back portion of the area, the box shifted and hit the controls, causing the forklift to move toward the warehouse wall. The employee lost their balance, caught themselves, and stepped down off the forklift. The forklift continued and struck the wall, pinning their left leg/ankle against the wall. The employee moved the forklift forward and then fell to the floor, sustaining injuries to their leg and foot.

An employee was walking in the parking lot from their car to the front door when they slipped on ice and fell, resulting in an arm fracture.

An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.

An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.