Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AmeriCold Logistics LLC, 2000 Anvil Block Rd, FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30297
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was selecting cases in the warehouse to fill an order. The employee was walking beside a motorized pallet jack using the arm control to move the pallet jack forward. The pallet jack turned toward the employee and ran into his ankle, resulting in a fracture.
An employee was retrieving pallets from a conveyor feed using a stand-up forklift. While turning a corner on the forklift, the tip of his left foot struck a bollard, resulting in fractured toes.
The injured employee had been operating a forklift on a dock. He went to push another forklift with his forklift and a portion of the forklift entered the operator compartment. He sustained a fracture to his left foot/ankle.
An employee was using a pallet jack to move pallets when he lost his grip on the handle and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fracture to his upper left arm.
An employee had been operating a forklift equipped with a clamp attachment. He was transitioning to another powered industrial truck (PIT) when he struck his left knee on a part of the equipment and sustained a laceration to the knee requiring sutures and hospitalization.
An employee was operating a forklift and entering a freezer when their left foot and ankle were caught between the lift and a fixed yellow bollard. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle/foot that required surgery.
On December 26, 2023, an employee went out to the parking lot to troubleshoot the starter of an SUV. The employee was underneath the vehicle when it started and moved and the employee's middle back area was caught under the front passenger-side tire. The employee sustained a fractured collar bone.
An employee was parking at a patient's home and exited the van to manually open the garage door. The van began rolling backward and rolled over the employee's right leg. She was hospitalized with a fractured leg.
A driver exited their truck so they could provide service for a customer when the truck began to roll away. The driver went to re-enter the truck but fell and was struck by the rear driver-side tire. The employee sustained fractures to their leg and foot.
An employee had been operating a yard tractor. He parked the vehicle and was exiting when the vehicle began to roll, causing him to fall. The employee's hand was then run over by the yard tractor, resulting in fractures to multiple fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was checking for a leak in the air brake system of a semi-truck. The employee had removed the brake chamber when the truck rolled back. One of the tires pinned the employee's right hip against the ground.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 424420)
On October 16, 2025, an employee operating an order selector was passing a moving scrubber when the scrubber suddenly stopped. The order selector struck the back of the scrubber, resulting in a cut to the employee's left ankle.
On September 5, 2025, an employee was walking in the parking lot to get product off the dock. A 26-foot box truck was backing up and pinned the employee against the dock plate. The employee sustained fractures to three vertebrae in their back.
On August 30, 2025, an employee was operating an electric double-pallet jack. He was coming out of the new extension through the separation curtains when his pallet jack struck an electric forklift. The forklift landed on the employee's right foot, fracturing the big toe and second toe.
An employee was changing brake pads underneath a trailer unit. They used a hydraulic floor jack under an axle to secure the trailer in an elevated position. The trailer rolled and collapsed while the employee's head was underneath the air bag plate, resulting in a concussion, a laceration to the left side of their face, and a bruise on the right side of their face. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was pushing an empty onion cart when his left little finger was crushed between the cart and a meat rack. The finger was partially amputated.
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