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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 was working on unscrewing a knee wall panel (corrugated metal) next to an unguarded stairwell in order to expose the structure behind it. He lost his balance and fell 7 feet to the concrete landing of the stairwell. He was hospitalized with lacerations on the front and back of his head, fractures to both forearms, and a knee injury.

An employee was conducting an exterior inspection of a building. A fire escape was used to access the facade of the building. When the inspection was completed, the employee turned around at the edge of the fire escape platform to descend the ladder to the ground floor. A construction worker was descending the fire escape from the floor above. There were vibrations, and the employee's right foot gave out, causing them to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their nose and right cheekbone, and three fractures to the pelvis. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On March 5, 2025, an employee was lifting a 49-pound roller die onto an angle roller machine. The die dropped while they were setting it down. It landed on their right little finger, amputating some of the tissue on the finger. The employee sustained a medical amputation of the finger including bone.

An employee was checking grade in the area when a skid steer backed over his leg, lacerating it.

An employee was operating a pedestal-mounted core drill to obtain core samples. The employee had reached the bottom of the concrete pavement while operating the drill and the drill bit stopped spinning. After reengaging the drilling process, the injured employee raised the drill bit halfway out of the concrete pavement and fell off the pedestal plate, hitting his head on the concrete pavement. The employee sustained a head injury including loss of consciousness, bleeding, bruising, and facial fractures.

An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.

An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.

An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.

Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.

An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.