TG Missouri

An employee was reaching for a label and stepped onto a metal piece along rollers and slipped. His leg went down into a gap between the machines and contacted the metal in the gap between the rollers. The employee was hospitalized with the avulsion of skin on his left shin between the ankle and knee, as well as injuries to muscle and ligament.

An employee was adding metal to bins in a chrome plating hot water bath. The employee fell into a 148-degree solution of 6 percent sulfuric acid up to the waist; the employee suffered second-degree burns to the legs and was hospitalized.

A forklift operator was moving a plastic returnable (3ftX3ftX2in) on the forks of a forklift. The employee was attempting to place the returnable in a cart that has the same dimensions as the returnable base. While attempting to set the returnable on the cart he had difficulty aligning the returnable with the cart. The cart has casters so it moves around. The employee decided he would go around to the side of the returnable in an attempt to align it with the cart. While backing up he placed his right hand on the outside of the roll bar of the forklift. While doing so he twisted his body in order to look over his right shoulder. As he was backing up, he hit a center column to the building to which a steel sign was attached and protruding. That protruding steel sign severed the middle and ring fingers of his right hand. The signs had been placed on the columns throughout the workplace as a warning for employees to stop before crossing the drive aisle.

An employee was patrolling a store using an electric patrol scooter when they lost their balance and sustained an ankle fracture.

An employee was operating a forklift to move panels around the dock area when the vehicle struck a joint where the two floors meet. The employee lurched forward and struck his head on the steering wheel. The employee then fell from the vehicle and sustained a dislocated disc in their back, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was standing inside a semi-trailer when the driver of the semi-trailer pulled away, causing the employee to fall backward and strike their head on a steel dock plate. The employee suffered a skull fracture, a fractured L1 vertebra, a broken coccyx, a laceration/abrasion to the head, and a brain bleed.

An employee was riding an ATV, catching up with a stray cow to return it to a pen. The ATV tire struck a hole or other obstacle, causing the employee to be ejected and fall to the ground. His leg was broken and he was hospitalized.

An employee was driving a van in reverse when they fell out of the vehicle and landed on the ground in the parking lot. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.

An employee was making repairs to a milling machine located in the mold shop. While using a screwdriver to make adjustments, the machine energized and struck the employee. The employee's right arm was fractured.

An employee was breaking down dunnage to prepare totes and trays to go through a tote washer. A tow motor driver asked the employee to move a cart that was in the way so the tow motor could remove a gaylord. The employee moved the cart and then stepped away from the tow motor. As the employee moved to an area between carts, his right foot got caught by a cart, causing him to twist and fall on top of a cart, landing on the left flank of his torso. The employee suffered a hemorrhage on his left flank.

An employee tripped over a computer cord and fell fracturing their femur.

Three employees were installing a transfer rail in a press. There were two employees holding the rail and the injured employee was at the end of the rail guiding the rail into the bracket. The task was done manually with no mechanical equipment. The employee had their finger at the end of the rail and went to make sure the rail was lined up while the other two employees pushed it into the bracket, causing their finger to become pinched between the rail and bracket. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated. Protective gloves were worn at the time of the incident.

An employee was walking across the dock, interacting with forklift drivers on what was being loaded. A forklift drove forward with a tall load on the forks. The employee was struck by the load (running board/rocker panel rack) on the forklift. The employee sustained several contusions and an injury to their right Achilles tendon that required surgery.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.