OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Medline Industries, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Medline Industries, Inc., 11819 Miracle Hills Dr., OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68154 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee attempted to pull down a delivery truck's roller door. The employee adjusted his foot position on the rear platform of the truck when he fell and landed on the parking lot, resulting in a fractured hip.
More severe injuries at Medline Industries, Inc.
MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA—
Medline Industries, Inc.
An employee was working on a conveyor belt when their left hand became stuck in a roller of the conveyor belt. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the middle finger.
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Medline Industries, Inc.
On November 9, 2024, an employee was lubricating a drive chain while it was moving, and his left thumb was caught by the chain. The employee was hospitalized with an injured thumb, which required surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time.
MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA—
Medline Industries, Inc.
An employee was preparing to unload a truck at a loading dock. There was an exposed wire hanging from the ceiling of the loading dock, and when the employee opened the dock door, the door contacted the wire, causing the employee to suffer an electrical shock.
LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA—
Medline Industries Inc.
On 6/22/2022, an employee was placing a shirt on a heat transfer machine when the heat plate came down on her hands resulting in burns to both thumbs.
AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA—
Medline Industries Inc.
An employee was traveling down an aisle on a powered pallet jack and a co-worker (injured employee) was traveling closely behind on a reach truck. The employee on the pallet jack turned into an aisle and stopped. The co-worker on the reach truck also turned into the same aisle and struck the forks of the pallet jack, crushing their left foot and resulting in a fractured toe and an amputated toe.
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