Struck by falling object unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 9246 Goodman Rd, OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI 38654
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 11, 2025, an employee was supervising a vendor install. As an overhead bay door was closing, a pipe wrench fell from overhead and struck the employee's left foot, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was walking past a crossover conveyor when a ramp came down and hit them in the back. The employee sustained a broken back vertebra, as well as a concussion, and was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading frameless mirrors from a trailer. When unstrapped, the mirrors fell over onto the employee, who suffered a skull fracture, a brain bleed and blood clot, a broken left ankle, and lacerations.
A temporary employee was rigging secondary steel when the steel joist fell to the ground and struck his lower left leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
Two maintenance employees were dismantling a machine part (steel cylindrical rollers) on the ground. After unbolting a portion, part of the assembly fell approximately 6 inches onto one employee's left little finger. The employee was hospitalized and about 3/4" of their little finger above the top joint was surgically amputated.
An employee was in an oil pit, changing oil under a vehicle. As she was pushing a safety net covering for the pit out of the way, a small metal bar that held the net came loose and struck the left side of her head. She suffered bleeding and a concussion and was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning windows on a vehicle when he lost footing and fell approximately 6 to 8 feet down into the pit and contacted metal shelving, resulting in injuries to his neck and the back of his head.
Two employees were changing out a flat tire on a car. The jack holding the car up fell, and the car landed on one of the employees. The employee suffered an abdominal injury and was hospitalized.
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
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 gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.