Hazard—Federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports

Forklift & powered-truck injuries

6,323 matching severe-injury reports to federal OSHA, including 5,587 hospitalizations and 1,166 amputations.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks crush, pin, and run over workers across warehouses, docks, and loading bays.

6,323Severe injuries

5,587Hospitalizations

1,166Amputations

Employers with the most matching reports

# Employer Matching reports

1 DHL Supply Chain 44 2 U.S.Postal Service 38 3 Capstone Logistics, LLC. 28 4 Americold Logistics, LLC. 26 5 Publix Super Markets. INC. 25 6 Walmart Distribution Center 22 7 Xpo Logistics 15 8 Exel, Inc. 14 9 Lowe's Home Centers, LLC. 14 10 Menard, Inc. 14

Example incidents

Crown Lift Trucks NORTHLAKE, TEXAS · 2025-10-30 · Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
An employee was operating a lift truck when it struck a stationary lift truck. His left thumb was pinched between the two lift trucks, resulting in a partial amputation.
Renegade Group LLC FORT WORTH, TEXAS · 2025-10-29 · Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
…A strap was shackled on the pig trap door and connected to a forklift. Welders began to cut the door off. An employee was holding onto the door when the…
McAneny Brothers, Inc. EBENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA · 2025-10-29 · Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
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…
American Flowform and Machining, LLC BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS · 2025-10-28 · Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
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…
Hamilton Parker Company, LLC. COLUMBUS, OHIO · 2025-10-27 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
…Another associate was driving a forklift with a pallet of large format tile (slabs) when the slabs began to tip. The injured employee ran over to stop the slabs from…
Faler Feed Store, Inc. CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO · 2025-10-27 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
An employee was preparing to unjam an auger shaft while standing on a forklift-elevated, job-made platform. The employee's wrench slipped off the equipment, causing them to lose…

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Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports, federal jurisdiction, 2015–Oct 2025. Matches are keyword-based over the incident narratives; state-plan states are not included.