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 walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.

An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.

An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.

An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.

An employee was pushing a container when they were struck by a forklift. The employee sustained a left leg fracture.

An employee was lifting a box of produce in the backroom area when she suffered pain in her lower back and was unable to stand, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was reversing a pallet jack into a parking space when his leg was caught between the pallet jack and a railing post. The employee was hospitalized with leg and back injuries.

An employee was walking in the back room when she was struck by a display pallet of ketchup, causing her to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and abrasions on her left wrist and arm.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was stocking materials when their foot struck an apparel rack, causing them to fall and suffer a hip injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was cleaning the restroom when she slipped and fell to the ground, injuring her ribs on the right side. The employee was hospitalized.

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.