105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

King Tire Service, Inc.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at King Tire Service, Inc., 6320 Airport Road, BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA 24701 on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).

An employee was walking in the warehouse when they were struck by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.

Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

New Home Co-Op

An employee was painting a round module when a front-end loader ran over his right leg and crushed it.

Parsec LLC

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.

Lowe's Home Improvement LLC

On October 16, 2025, an employee was entering a parking lot after completing their work shift when they were struck by a vehicle being operated by a customer. The employee fell backward from the impact and the back of their head struck the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized due to brain bleed and a skull fracture.

JIMAX Landscape LLC

An employee was moving branches and other material when they were struck in the leg by the track of a skid-steer loader, resulting in an ankle and lower leg injury.

United States Postal Services

An employee was waiting for an operator to bring mail over to a mail sorting machine when she became pinned between the machine and a stack of pallets being pushed by a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee suffered bruising and swelling on her hips, lower back, knees, and left side; a puncture wound to her left thigh from a machine screw; a crushed right hand with numbness and tingling; numbness to the left big toe; and a right wrist sprain.

Conlan Tire CO LLC

An employee was using a clamshell tilt table to maneuver a tire when their left ring finger was pinched by the table and later amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Wonderland Tire

On November 11, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., an employee was using compressed air to blow out the area under the buffer machine. Their right arm was caught in the rotating spindle, resulting in a laceration to the upper arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Bridgestone Bandag Tire

An employee was working at the trim station of a precured tread finishing line. While removing trim waste material from the tension roller beneath the line's conveyor, the employee was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a fracture to their right ulna.

A & E Tire, Inc.

An employee was putting air in a commercial roller tire when the lock ring blew off, and the rim struck him in the head. He sustained head and internal injuries.

Liberty Tire Recycling

An employee was removing debris from a conveyor when his jacket sleeve was caught in the conveyor belt, causing the employee to sustain a right arm injury. The machine was not locked out/tagged out and was unguarded at the time.

Caperton Furniture Works, LLC

An employee tripped over a concrete curb stop in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their left hip and breaking it.

Certainteed Gypsum West Virginia, Inc

An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.

Owens Corning

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell, suffering a broken scapula and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Applied Integrated Services, LLC

An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.

Fedex Freight Inc.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.