Tractor Supply Co.

An employee was taking trash to the dumpster at the back of the store when he slipped on ice and fell to the concrete. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.

An employee was releasing propane from an expired propane tank and a flash fire occurred, burning his chest, left arm, and left hand.

An employee was stacking product on shelves when a shepherd's hook fell and caused a severe laceration to their left calf requiring hospitalization.

An employee was assisting customers in the parking lot and was struck by a car that had jumped a parking stop and ran through a sign, resulting in fractures to their leg, ribs, and neck, as well as a hematoma.

On March 9, 2024, an employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt. The employee was lubricating the chain and sprocket of the drive and got excess lubricant on the backside of the conveyor. As he removed the excess lubricant with a rag, the rag was caught in the chain and sprocket pulling part of his right hand into the gears. His little finger was amputated at the first knuckle, his ring finger was fractured and required sutures, and his middle fingertip was broken and also required sutures.

An employee was unloading a trailer when a box fell and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.

An employee had been cutting lumber for a shed wall. A load of 16-foot trim pieces fell onto the employee causing vertebrae and ankle fractures.

An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.

An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.

An employee was installing doors when one of the doors fell on him, fracturing his lower leg. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was sorting sucker rods. His right hand was caught in the area where the rod hits up against the frame and his index fingertip was amputated just below the nail.

An employee was using a powered miter saw to cut 2x4's. The saw blade hit something inside a board (possibly a hidden nail) and jumped, causing a laceration to the employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized with soft tissue and tendon injuries that required surgery.

A crane had been used to set a steel plate on a steel frame. An employee was trying to remove a clamp from the plate when the plate fell and crushed the tip of his left little finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

An employee was operating a scissor lift, raised to a height of about 15 feet, to inspect an overhead crane rail. The crane itself was being moved. Its hook swung into the scissor lift s arms, causing the lift to tip over onto its side, which in turn caused the lift and the employee to fall to the floor. The employee suffered injuries including broken ribs, spinal fractures, scapula fractures, and internal injuries.

A technician was operating a crane hoist to lift/remove a cylinder head from the main engine (port). The load was lifted at an angle, causing the cylinder head to get stuck on the cylinder head studs. When it became free from the studs, the cylinder head swung. It struck the technician and caught them against the cabinet door. This resulted in an amputation of their left index fingertip at the distal knuckle.

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.