Martin Brower, LLC

An employee was standing next to a powered industrial truck (PIT) and used the throttle to move the PIT to clear a loading dock space. The PIT reversed and struck the employee, fracturing her left leg.

An employee was unloading a delivery truck and lowering the lift gate. As the employee went to open the lift gate flap, their right index and middle fingers were caught and amputated.

On January 14, 2017, an employee was unloading carts of product from a truck when he was unable to stop a cart from rolling down the lift gate and his right calf became pinned between two carts. His right calf was smashed.

An employee was working on an oil and gas drilling rig and tripping pipe out of the hole. After the employee finished work and took off his gloves, he noticed his fingers had frostbite.

An employee was sweeping and taking out trash in a cold environment. The employee was hospitalized with frostbite to his toes and amputation of left toes.

On January 21, 2025, an employee was unloading a shipment of slot machines from a delivery truck. The truck's lift gate battery failed, preventing the use of the lift. The employee disconnected the vehicle engine battery and connected it to the lift gate battery to provide a power boost. While the employee was repairing the liftgate, their hands were exposed to extreme cold weather. The employee was hospitalized with frostbite to both hands, including their fingers and thumbs.

An semi-truck was backing into a loading dock when it struck an employee who was walking on the bay floor. The trailer pinned the employee against the dock bumper. The employee suffered crushing injuries and was hospitalized.

Employees were unloading a box truck using a stand-up lift with pallet fork extenders. As the stand-up lift traveled up an incline, it struck a parked sit-down lift and the injured employee's left ankle was pinched between the lifts, resulting in lacerations and an ankle fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee had just replaced a belt on a silo blower. While the employee was testing the blower by manually turning the belt, the belt and pulley caught the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was setting up the coding station on a piece of equipment when they took a step back and tripped on a guard that was on the floor. The employee fell onto one leg, resulting in a left hip fracture. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse. The employee was turning the forklift to go down a ramp to the dumpster when the brakes stopped working and the forklift went backward out the dock door. It landed on its backside on the ground and pinned the operator's right arm underneath. The employee sustained a fractured lower arm and wrist.

An employee was closing a door when the door closed on their right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was walking into the motor control center (MCC) room when his right ring finger was caught in the hinge of a doorway. He sustained an open phalanx fracture, which resulted in a partial amputation above the first knuckle.

An employee was changing the spacing on a telehandler's forks. A fork slipped, and the employee's left index finger was caught between it and the mast. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.

An employee was pulling down a broken skid with a forklift. When the employee backed up the forklift to get the forks out of the skid he pulled down, he contacted the forks of another parked forklift, fracturing both of his legs. He was hospitalized.

An employee was carrying cups back to the kitchen when her foot got caught on a cart and she fell face-first. During the fall, a piece of glass from a cup cut the inside of her mouth, severing an artery. She also sustained a laceration on her lower lip. The employee was hospitalized.