Holyhood Cemetery

An employee was diagnosing the cause of a rear light malfunction on a forklift when the reverse gear engaged. The forklift moved backward and contacted the employee causing a metatarsal fracture in their left foot and injury to their lower right leg.

An employee was collecting shopping carts in the parking lot when he was struck by a customer's truck as it was backing out of a parking spot. The truck pinned the employee's left leg against the cart mule they were using. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg and required surgery.

An employee was working with paving equipment and heard a noise on the opposite side of the machine he was working on. When the machine stopped, the employee went to the opposite side and crouched down to investigate the noise. A mini track loader backed up and drove over the employee's leg. The employee sustained fractures to their lower leg, ankle, and foot.

An employee took a picture of the seal and license plate on a delivery truck after loading. The truck then reversed back to the dock and pinned the injured employee against the dock. The employee sustained an abdominal fracture.

An employee was between a milling machine and an 18-wheeler belly dump when the 18-wheeler backed up and ran over his feet and legs. The employee was caught between the front of the milling machine and the truck. The employee sustained fractures to their hip, leg, and feet.

An employee was driving a 4-seat ATV from one field to the next field on the site. They went around a corner and glare from the sun blocked the employee's sight. The ATV struck a parked car. The employee sustained a broken hip and a laceration to the head.

An employee was repairing the hydronic heating system for the building. The employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder to remove a three-way mixing valve from the ceiling pipes and change the valve stem. As the mixing valve was loosened, hot hydronic fluid (water/steam) poured out through the valve stem and splashed onto the employee's skin and clothing. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to their chest and stomach. They also sustained first- and second-degree burns on their left hand, arms, and thigh.

An employee was repairing a dump truck tailgate when a finger on his right hand was crushed between the metal base and the hook for the chain.

An employee was operating a drill press when their gloved hand got caught in the drill, resulting in an amputation of the top portion of his right index finger.

An employee was standing on a burial vault lid approximately 3 to 4 feet below grade hand-shoveling soil off the lid. An excavator was at rest on ground level accepting the shovels of soil. The excavator bucket inadvertently moved, causing the boom to swing. The excavator bucket then pinned the employee's hip to the wall of the grave, resulting in a fractured pelvis.

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.