Penske Truck Rental

An employee was working on a truck when the truck's door fell on his hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger.

An employee was performing maintenance on the engine of a box truck. He placed a socket wrench on top of the truck s cargo box and the wrench subsequently rolled out of reach. The employee climbed onto the top of the box to retrieve the tool. As he stood up, he was struck in the head by the operational engine fan. The employee sustained a laceration to his head.

An employee was changing the lower section of a truck's sliding rear door. The door moved and caught the employee's left index finger in its track. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was replacing batteries and spraying a battery protectant onto the batteries. The protectant reacted with the battery terminals, resulting in an arc flash. The employee was hospitalized with burns to their face, arms, and hands.

An employee was adjusting the lower radiator hose of a truck engine when the hose came loose. The employee was sprayed with hot radiator fluid on the top right side of his head and right shoulder resulting in burns.

An employee was closing an office door when their middle fingertip was caught between the door and the frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.

An employee was delivering mail when their left little finger got caught in a door and the door closed, resulting in amputation.

On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.

An employee was working on disassembling and moving a trailer house from a gas well pad. The employee was on the roof of the structure installing flashing. The employee fell to the ground below, sustaining a skull fracture and brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working on a truck when the truck's door fell on his hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger.

The injured employee had been working on the computer at the front desk in the showroom. An argument occurred with another employee and additional people got involved. Gunshots were fired. The employee was shot in the hip and was hospitalized.

An employee was working on the lift gate of a truck when their left ring fingertip got caught in a pinch point, resulting in amputation.

An employee was preparing to remove leaf spring bushings on the front drive axle of a tandem axle tractor. After raising the axle with a hydraulic jack, he placed two jack stands under the rear frame rails of the tractor and placed additional jack stands under the front drive axle. He then repositioned himself at the rear of the tractor where he reached for the release valve of the jack to begin lowering the axle (and frame) onto the jack stands. He was in a kneeling position while using his right hand to operate the release valve. His left hand was caught between the lowering frame rail and a jack stand. His left ring and middle fingertips were crushed, resulting in amputations.

An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.

Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.

An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.

An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.

An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.