Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ryder Integrated Logistics, 1800 Steward Road, ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS 61068
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A forklift's fork struck an Amazon employee in the right leg, causing a contusion and a cut and possibly necessitating the medical amputation of the right foot.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
More severe injuries at Ryder Integrated Logistics
On April 4, 2025, an employee was operating a walkie-rider pallet jack when he lost his balance and was thrown to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right femur and required surgery.
An employee was moving lumber materials using a forklift when the load shifted and the forklift tilted forward. The employee suffered a severe head injury and fractured ribs.
On 8/30/2023, at approximately 11:55 AM, an employee was operating a walkie rider in the receiving area. The vehicle struck a wall and their leg was fractured above the ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was opening a loading dock door when they stepped on a lower roller and fell to the lower working surface. The employee sustained multiple facial fractures.
An employee was placing a case onto a pallet when they tripped over the corner of the pallet and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
An employee was operating a rider pallet jack when it struck a stand-up forklift. The forks struck both of the employee's ankles, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was working to repair a machine with a broken metal stopper. She removed the stopper and used a roll of tape to temporarily secure it. While she was moving it back into place to fix the machine, the residual pressure of the plastic pallets forced the stopper down, resulting in her right thumb becoming stuck between two metal parts. The thumb was amputated.
An employee was changing the battery on his forklift. He removed the forklift's battery plate and exited the battery machine alignment track. The shift lead then went to retrieve a new battery. The employee entered the battery machine alignment track again to unplug the charging cable. The battery changing equipment proceeded forward and pinned the employee against the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured ribs.
An employee took a picture of the seal and license plate on a delivery truck after loading. The truck then reversed back to the dock and pinned the injured employee against the dock. The employee sustained an abdominal fracture.
An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.
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 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.