Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SUNCAST CORPORATION, 1801 Suncast Lane, BATAVIA, ILLINOIS 60510
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee backed a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) into the battery charging area. He dismounted the PIT and it moved forward, catching his ankle against the guardrail of the charging area. The employee's ankle was fractured and he was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
An employee was in a powered industrial vehicle (PIV), pulling down racks. One of the racks tilted and its top portion struck his head. He suffered a head injury that required staples.
An employee was returning from lunch and went to disconnect a forklift battery from charging when he felt a shock and sustained burns to the back of his right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was clearing a jam on a grinder hopper when a rotating component inside the hopper amputated the employee's middle finger. The hopper was not locked/tagged out at the time.
An employee conducting work on a flat roof fell approximately 17 feet through a skylight, suffering a fractured jaw, fractured hand, concussion, and bruised lungs. The employee required facial and hand stitches.
An employee was was exiting a car they were detailing when a malfunction caused it to move. The employee was pinned between the car door and a pole, suffering a lower left leg fracture and crushing injuries.
An employee was operating a tug that had been re-tagged due to faulty brakes. As the employee approached the designated parking area, he slowed the tug using the clutch and then exited the tug. He went to stop the tug from colliding with a concrete wall when his right ankle became caught between the tug and a parking stall barrier. He sustained a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.
An employee was on a tugger. He was backing up to pick up a stack of pallets. While aligning the tugger with the pallets, his left leg was caught and broken between the tugger and a storage rack.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 337125)
On August 12, 2025, an employee was scraping material off a stainless steel roller on the wrapper line when their left hand was pulled into the rollers. The employee sustained a finger amputation.
An employee was in a powered industrial vehicle (PIV), pulling down racks. One of the racks tilted and its top portion struck his head. He suffered a head injury that required staples.
An employee was returning from lunch and went to disconnect a forklift battery from charging when he felt a shock and sustained burns to the back of his right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee loaded six TV stands onto a hand truck dolly, each one weighing approximately 38 kilograms. The employee pushed one side of the dolly while his co-worker pushed on the other side of the dolly. The employee lost his footing and fell. The dolly then fell on top of him and the handle pierced his right foot through the tongue of his shoe, resulting in a puncture wound.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.