Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THE HOME DEPOT, INC., 1000 Logistics Way, EAST POINT, GEORGIA 30344
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On June 8, 2023, an employee was using his right hand to close the trifold liftgate of a box truck when his left little finger got caught between sections of the gate. The employee's left little finger was partially amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Delivery truck or van
On October 30, 2024, an employee was removing a water-soaked ceiling tile while on a ladder. The tile fell out of the ceiling and the employee tried to get out of the way of the falling debris. He missed a step on the 6' ladder and fell to the floor. He struck his head and sustained an abrasion on his left arm and a rupture of his left patellar tendon.
An employee was driving a triple electric pallet jack, traveling northbound in the main drive aisle. A smaller electric pallet jack was traveling southbound on the opposite side of the drive aisle, which is separated by a pedestrian walking aisle. The employee turned toward the inbound side of the building prior to crossing the pedestrian walkway and entering the opposing drive aisle. The two pallet jacks collided. The employee was ejected from their pallet jack, fell to the floor, and her left leg was run over by the smaller pallet jack. The employee sustained crush injuries to the lower leg and foot that required amputation of the lower leg.
An employee was moving a pallet. When he swung the pallet to the floor, a protruding nail on the pallet cut his left forearm and hand. He suffered a broken left wrist.
An employee was operating a standup counter-balanced forklift and was traveling toward a unit of plank siding with the forks trailing. He tried to stop the lift using the dead man pedal. His right foot was crushed between the lift and the plank siding.
An employee was climbing down from a tractor trailer bed when they lost their footing and grabbed onto the roll-up door to stop the fall. The roll-up door then fell onto the employee's hand, resulting in a hand fracture that required surgery.
An employee was attempting to remove a tarp from a flatbed trailer when the trailer handle struck the employee in the chest, resulting in two broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee was near a backhoe while the operator was getting a broom. The broom handle struck the lever that actuates the swing of the backhoe bucket. The bucket then struck the injured employee, pinning him to the outrigger. The employee suffered crush injuries to the chest.
The injured employee was being trained on loading trucks in the load out bay. The injured employee and his supervisor climbed the stairs that run parallel to the truck and trailer, walked to the upper platform used for observation and sample taking, and saw that the lid of the grain trailer was closed. The employees began working to open the lid which appeared to be stuck due to cold weather. The injured employee pulled on one of the pivot arms that connect the lid to the main body of the trailer. As the lid began to open, the employee s right hand slipped down on the pivot arm and his index finger was caught between the pivot arm and the base of the pivot arm. The employee s right index finger was fractured and three nerves were severed. The employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 493110)
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was operating an extruder and performing a spool swap over from the right spindle to the left spindle. After rewiring the new spool, the employee's clothing got caught in the turning shaft when the left spindle started back up. The employee's left arm was pulled into the machine, resulting in a fractured humerus and lacerations to her triceps. She was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was resetting a warehouse racking system utilizing an order picker. They fell approximately 5 feet from the order picker to the concrete floor and sustained fractured ribs.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.