Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FEDEX, 1500 Blueball Road, LINWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA 19061
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was loading containers onto a trailer when the trailer pulled off the dock with the employee still in the back. When the driver stopped, the employee fell to the ground and sustained a head injury.
A maintenance technician was working to clear a box jam. He slipped while stepping down from a platform and fell about 30 inches onto the grading platform. He fell onto his right hip and was hospitalized with a back injury requiring surgery.
An employee was walking on caster decking when they tripped and fell onto the decking. The employee sustained two fractures in their left wrist and a laceration and fracture to their right knee cap.
On April 10, 2025, an employee was walking to deliver a package to a residence when he tripped on uneven concrete and fell. The employee suffered a fractured shoulder, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor belt when his left hand became caught in the belt. The employee sustained severe lacerations to his index finger and thumb, as well as a partial amputation to the middle finger.
An employee was walking on a ramp when they slipped on ice and fell on the tarmac surface. The employee sustained a detached quadricep and required surgery.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was moving a large package from a slide when her left arm got caught between the slide (tilt tray) and the package. She was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
An employee was operating a switch truck at a rail yard. He got out of the switch truck to unlock a container that was attached to a unit in front of him. The switch truck rolled and pinned the employee against the container. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, a ruptured spleen, and a possible spinal cord injury.
An employee was sidestepping along the catwalk of a railcar when he lost his balance and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee's right hip was fractured.
An employee was working to realign the two top sections of a set of collapsible rollers (trailer-on-flatcar rollers). The rollers suddenly fell into place and pinched her left index fingertip against the lower sections. She suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was walking into the motor control center (MCC) room when his right ring finger was caught in the hinge of a doorway. He sustained an open phalanx fracture, which resulted in a partial amputation above the first knuckle.
An employee was changing the spacing on a telehandler's forks. A fork slipped, and the employee's left index finger was caught between it and the mast. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
An employee was pulling down a broken skid with a forklift. When the employee backed up the forklift to get the forks out of the skid he pulled down, he contacted the forks of another parked forklift, fracturing both of his legs. He was hospitalized.
An employee was carrying cups back to the kitchen when her foot got caught on a cart and she fell face-first. During the fall, a piece of glass from a cup cut the inside of her mouth, severing an artery. She also sustained a laceration on her lower lip. The employee was hospitalized.