Lineage Logistics, LLC

An employee was delivering food when they started to have symptoms of heat-related illness.

An employee was stacking cases of product, each weighing approximately 10 - 20 pounds, onto a pallet inside a railcar. A pallet that was stored on an upper level dislodged and fell, striking the employee from behind. The employee sustained a dislocated left hip.

A turret forklift operator was reaching for a two-way radio when his finger contacted an energized (85V DC) wire on the forklift. The employee sustained an electrical shock and burn on his finger and was hospitalized.

On November 22, 2024, an employee was pulling a pallet of product from a second-level location using a high-reach lift. The pallet struck the pallet above it, causing the pallet on the third level to fall. The employee was struck by the falling pallet of 30-pound cardboard boxes filled with poultry products and he sustained fractures to his right tibia and fibula that required surgery.

Two employees were performing preventative maintenance on a machine. The injured employee noticed excess grease on the drive system and wiped it off with a rag while the machine was turned on and running at a slow speed. The rag was caught and the employee's hand was pulled into the drive system resulting in a partial amputation of his right index finger.

An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.

An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.

An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.

An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.

An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was backing up a sit-down forklift when his left hand struck against a rack. His middle and ring fingers were broken and he was hospitalized.

An employee was struck by a truck and sustained a broken right leg.

An employee slipped on a patch of ice and fell, striking his head on the pavement. The employee sustained a subdural hemorrhage with a loss of consciousness and was hospitalized.

An employee parked a commercial motor vehicle at a truck stop. The employee slipped while exiting the vehicle and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left distal humerus.

On September 19, 2024, an employee was manually wrapping a pallet with shrink wrap when they slipped on a small piece of wood and fell. The employee landed on the concrete floor and suffered a fractured right hip.

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.