Sam's East, Inc.

An employee was throwing boxes into the baler and moving about the baler area when a forklift ran over their left foot and fractured it.

Two employees were walking back to the building after a short break outside. While on break they encountered a customer driving fast in the parking lot and told the driver to slow down. Three people from this vehicle followed the employees onto the sales floor and assaulted the employees. One employee sustained fractures to their nose and jaw which required hospitalization and surgery. The other employee sustained injuries but was not hospitalized.

An employee was working on the sales floor when his right foot was run over by a forklift. The employee sustained a fractured little toe.

On 6/17/24, an employee was working behind the food counter when they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a broken left hip and was hospitalized for surgery.

An employee was retrieving work materials from the bar area. She then left the bar area and was struck by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and lacerations to the left foot that required surgery.

An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with another forklift. The employee's middle finger was pinched between the two forklifts and partially amputated.

An employee was operating an ATV when they were struck by a vehicle. The employee sustained multiple bruises and internal injuries.

A temporary employee was operating a powered industrial truck and attempting to maneuver around another automated powered industrial truck when the vehicles collided. The employee sustained a crush injury to their right foot.

An employee was operating a double pallet jack down an aisle when he was struck by another double pallet jack. The employee's right lower leg was then caught between the pallet jack and a rack beam, resulting in an injury just above the right ankle that required hospitalization.

An employee was operating a ride-on double pallet jack when he was struck from behind by another pallet jack. Their lower right leg was caught resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.

An employee was picking an item in the picking area when a can of sweet peas fell onto his left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation through the phalanx.

An employee was in the dairy cooler and bent down to get something for a customer. While standing up, the back of his head struck a top stock cart. The employee suffered a brain bleed and required surgery.

On June 5, 2025, an employee was pouring a bottle of antimicrobial produce wash when they inhaled the product and sustained irritation in their lungs and dizziness. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was walking when their foot caught on the edge of a plate connected to a beam and they fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

An employee was preparing to make a delivery to a store when his hand was caught in the side lift gate of the trailer. The employee sustained tissue amputations of his middle and ring fingertips and an open fracture to the tuft of his ring finger.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.