105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—

Tuscan Stone Imports, LLC

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Final narrative

On October 24, 2019, a forklift operator picked up two pieces of granite slabs using a lifter that was attached to a forklift truck. The two slabs weighed approximately 3,421 pounds. The injured employee had his hand on the two granite slabs while the forklift operator was moving them into position to place them on a truck. The injured employee was on the left side of the forklift when the two slabs shifted. The employee moved under the mast of the forklift and the front left tire ran over the employee's leg.

Hospitalized Amputation Leg(s), unspecified Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

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HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI—

REPUBLIC SERVICES ENVIRONMENT, INC

An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.

GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA—

Gateway Terminals, L.L.C.

An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA—

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.

ELIZABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA—

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC

An employee was pushing a container when they were struck by a forklift. The employee sustained a left leg fracture.