Kroger Distribution Center

An employee was driving a forklift to take a pallet for replenishment. She made a turn and the forklift slipped on the concrete floor due to concrete sweating. The forklift struck a rack and the employee's foot was caught against the rack. The employee sustained a fractured heel and required surgery.

An employee was operating a powered pallet jack. The pallet jack struck a doorway, causing the employee to fall from the pallet jack to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis on the right side.

An employee was lifting a dock plate when it fell onto his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack. While in reverse, the pallet jack power unit doors collided with the leg of a racking system, and the employee's knee was pinched. The employee sustained a laceration and a contusion to their left knee.

On September 14, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack. As he turned into another aisle, his right ankle and calf were caught between the platform of the pallet jack and the empty wooden pallet that was in the slot location. The employee suffered a broken bone in the lower right leg and was hospitalized.

An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

An employee was staking tomato plants on a farm. The employee began to feel sick and collapsed, suffering from dehydration and heat shock.

An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was traveling back from work when they became ill and experienced dizziness due to heat exhaustion.

On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was restocking a refrigerated area of a warehouse when he slipped on condensation and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured hip.

An employee was operating a double pallet jack. While he was pushing a pallet back, the pallet jack moved and the handle crushed his finger against racking.

An employee was struck by a pallet that fell from an empty pallet storage bay. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder.

An employee was offloading tools from a van and walking them over to the curb. He lost his footing and fell while carrying a jackhammer. The jackhammer fell and caught the employee's right little finger against the curb. The employee's finger was amputated.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.