CVS Health Distribution Center

An employee strained his back after reaching for product on a pallet. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was driving a forklift when his left leg slipped outside the machine and was caught between the forklift and stationary racking. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ankle/lower leg and required surgery.

An employee was standing on a second shelf and using a reach stick to pull product from a top shelf, while using their left hand to support themselves on a cross beam. As the employee was stepping down, their ring became caught on the supporting bar and they sustained a severe laceration to their index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a pry bar when it slipped. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

An employee was cutting tall grass with a hand trimmer. The trimmer amputated the tip of her left index finger without bone loss and the fingertip was reattached.

An employee was removing wheel chocks from the front tires of a baggage tug. The employee placed the bag and returned to the tug where they began to remove the chocks while standing next to the driver s side tug entrance. Slack in the chain caught on the front tire and the employee's finger was caught between the chain and the tug's fender. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture and laceration to the finger.

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.

A temporary employee was punched in the face by another temporary employee. He suffered a laceration to the eye.

An employee was backing up a powered industrial vehicle. Her left hand was caught between the vehicle and a rack, and the wrist was broken.

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 readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.