84 Lumber

An employee was climbing an extension ladder when he slipped and fell off the ladder to the ground. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a brain bleed.

An employee was in the yard area on a forklift pulling lumber. Inclement weather began and the employee stopped the forklift and was walking to a safe location when they were struck by flying debris from the high winds or tornado. The employee sustained a leg fracture.

An employee was replacing forks on a forklift. As he was setting a fork in place, his left ring finger became caught between the fork and the mast. The employee went to pull his finger out and his fingertip was amputated; the injury required hospitalization.

An employee was using a forklift to move a unit of lumber. He was adjusting the lumber to set it down on a small wooden dryer. The load was a few inches off the ground when it shifted and came down on his right index finger. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.

An employee was using a knife to cut the plastic banding on a pile of lumber when the knife slipped and lacerated his leg just above the knee. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.

An employee was walking down the off ramp from a box truck, carrying a door for delivery. A strong wind caught the door, causing the employee to lose balance and fall about 2 to 3 feet to the ground. He landed on his back and suffered a broken vertebra.

An employee was loading lumber from a rack into his truck by hand. He fell from the truck to the ground and sustained a fractured hip.

An employee was delivering lumber to a customer's job site. He was using a truck-mounted forklift to transport the material to the staging area. The surface of the path of travel changed from asphalt to soil and rock with a slight downward grade. When the forklift moved onto the softer surface, it sank into the ground and its center of gravity shifted forward, causing it to tip over. The employee's right arm sustained a closed, supracondylar humerus fracture.

An employee was helping two forklift operators move and inventory flat sheet metal that was staged on racks. The metal fell off one side and struck the employee's arms and abdomen. The employee sustained a laceration above the left eye, a left forearm injury, and a ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was cleaning a press machine when their right ring finger became caught in the press, resulting in the amputation of the finger.

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.

An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.

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 moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.