Dick's Sporting Goods

An employee was using a ladder to retrieve a set of golf clubs from a shelf. While descending the ladder, the golf clubs slipped and struck him in the head, causing him to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a right hip and femur injury.

A sales associate was painting a section of the wall from a 6-foot, straight, fiberglass ladder. As he descended the ladder, he missed the last rung and fell to the floor on his right side. The worker sustained a pelvic fracture.

An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder reaching for a plastic tote of clothing when she lost her footing and fell 5 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a torn left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

An employee was using a ladder to stock footwear merchandise onto shelves. The ladder backets failed, causing the employee to fall 6 feet and sustain back and leg injuries.

An employee was working on bike repairs when their hand struck the disk brake, resulting in an amputation to the thumb.

An employee was assisting with pipe on a drilling rig. The slips came down and landed on the employee's left foot fracturing four metatarsals.

Two employees were struck by the rotary table of a drilling rig while installing caisson. Employee 1 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, and head trauma. Employee 2 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, spinal injury, and head trauma.

Employees were felling hazard trees. The injured employee was conducting 'bucking' operations to saw a tree from the road when the tree kicked-back, pinning him against the ground and fracturing his left femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was greasing tongs on a work-over rig. The tongs lacerated one of the employee's fingers.

An employee was chaining a vehicle when he had to change tools and the compressor. As the compressor was being charged, the employee stepped near the vehicle to make sure the compressor was attached. Then, he instructed a co-worker to lower the compressor. His right hand was on the compressor and under the chain, causing his ring finger to be crushed.

An employee was walking to their work station. As the floor transitioned from concrete to wood, the employee tripped and fell to the floor, landing on their right side. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a fractured hip.

An employee was shelving merchandise in the store's receiving area. They missed a step while coming down from a stock-picking ladder cart and fell approximately 30 inches to the ground. The employee sustained a brain bleed.

An employee was walking on the second level of the store's backstock area when they fell through a grate that was opened to move stock from one level to the next, landing on the floor. The employee fractured their right heel and strained their back.

An employee was stocking duffle bags on shelves using a 4-foot step ladder when they lost their balance and fell to the floor. They struck their head on shelving or the floor, resulting in a concussion.

An employee was moving merchandise using a forklift. The employee's leg became caught between the forklift and a metal beam; the leg and foot were broken.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.