Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
Final narrative
A forklift operator was attempting to move a single stack of pallets (22 high). Behind the single stack of pallets was a double stack of pallets (44 high). As the forklift lifted the single stack of pallets, a pallet in the double stack of pallets became dislodged. The double stack of pallets fell down over the top of the single stack of pallets, over the forklift mast, and onto the forklift operator's cab enclosure. As the pallets fell onto the forklift, the forklift operator reacted by putting his hands up and his fingers went through the grated enclosure. A falling pallet struck and severed the employee's right ring finger.
An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.
The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.
Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was moving a light tower so it could be hitched to a truck. He grabbed the tongue of the trailer hitch on the light tower to slide it to the left. The tongue jack fell off, causing the light tower tongue to drop on the employee's right hand. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.