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UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

NAICS532412 Event Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source Excavators

An excavator bucket was being removed. An employee was pulling a snap ring to remove a pin and lost his grip. The high-tension snap ring recoiled and his left…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Amputation
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532412 Event Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c. Source Wire, cables nonelectrified

Mulching equipment was being used to clear tall vegetation at a job site when the equipment encountered hidden wire in the brush. The wire entered the equipment and was projected…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Leg(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

NAICS532120 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Ground

An employee was walking around a truck in a grassy area. She slipped and fell, suffering fractures to her left foot.
Fractures Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc

NAICS532490 Event Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source Tires, inner tubes

An employee was removing a foam-filled tire from a forklift for service when the tire fell and struck them in the right leg, fracturing it.
Fractures Leg(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532310 Event Fall, slip, trip unspecified Source Source, secondary source unspecified

An employee was tightening cargo straps to secure a load when he slipped and fell backward to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the clavicle and ribs and was…
Fractures Trunk and other upper extremities Hospitalized
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UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

NAICS532412 Event Contact incidents unspecified Source Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders

An employee was installing a hydraulic cylinder on a boom lift. The cylinder slid down and caught the employee's right thumb resulting in a laceration and fracture to the…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Thumb(s) Hospitalized
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UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

NAICS532490 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Slopes, embankments

An employee was servicing the generator. As the employee stepped over the containment berm, the employee slipped and fell on the generator trailer hitch, resulting in broken ribs.
Fractures Rib(s), oblique area Hospitalized
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United Rentals Inc

NAICS532111 EventOther fall to lower level, unspecified SourceDelivery truck or van

An employee was dismounting a delivery truck when they fell from the step onto the ground, resulting in a leg fracture.
Fractures Leg(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532310 EventExposure to environmental heat SourceHeat-environmental

An employee was outside using hand tools when they began experiencing a rapid heart rate due to heat.
Effects of heat and light, unspecified BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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United Rentals North America, Inc

NAICS532490 EventCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment SourceAerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

An employee was setting up cribbing to complete an aerial lift track system repair. As he was lowering the jack stand, his hand was caught between an axle and the…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Amputation
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532490 EventOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet SourceTrailers

An employee was standing on a 48-foot trailer deck. He went to reach for a tool and stumbled, falling off the deck and onto the ground. He sustained fractures…
Fractures Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals INC

NAICS532111 EventInhalation of harmful substance-single episode SourceMultiple cleaning and polishing agents

An employee was cleaning a portable restroom. An acid cleaner was added to a spray bottle that had a bleach solution in it. A chemical reaction produced chlorine gas. The…
Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532412 EventJack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

On June 7, 2022, an employee was operating a forklift being loaded onto a semi-trailer when a wheel rolled over the side of the truck and the lift fell…
Fractures Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders Hospitalized
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United Rentals (North America), Inc.

NAICS532490 EventStruck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached SourceSkid steer loaders, mini loaders

An employee was repairing a hydraulic leak on the valve block of a skid steer when the cab of the skid steer fell on the employee, resulting in a lower…
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532412 EventCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified SourceStructures, n.e.c.

An employee was assembling a trench shield. Two of the employee's fingertips were caught and amputated between the spreader and the collar.
Amputations Fingertip(s) Hospitalized Amputation
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532490 EventOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet SourceTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

An employee was transferring gear from one truck to another when he fell off a truck step. He landed on the ground and suffered a broken right hip.
Fractures Hip(s) Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS811198 EventExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue SourceAntifreeze

An employee was servicing a pump when a radiator hose released coolant onto the employee, resulting in burns on their chest, abdomen, and right leg.
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532412 EventCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment SourceAerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

An employee was assisting another employee with adjusting the wire ropes in the main boom tube on a boom lift. While checking the tension on the wire ropes inside the…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Amputation
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United Rentals (North America), Inc.

NAICS532490 EventCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

A service technician was performing maintenance on a forklift when his fingers got caught in the carriage chains resulting in partial amputations to digits 4 and 5 on the right…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Amputation
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United Rentals Inc

NAICS532412 EventStruck by discharged object or substance SourceLubricating greases, cutting oils

An employee was servicing a piece of rental equipment. While the employee was looking for a hydraulic leak, the employee's finger contacted the high-pressure leak and was lacerated…
Cuts, lacerations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals North America, Inc.

NAICS532490 EventFall on same level, n.e.c. SourceFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

An employee was carrying a bundle of electrical cable when his legs felt weak and he fell to the ground. He suffered a herniated disc in his back that caused…
Herniated discs Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals Inc.

NAICS532120 EventStruck by object or equipment, n.e.c. SourceChains, n.e.c.

An employee was cutting a chain when it broke and struck the employee's hand, breaking his finger. He was hospitalized.
Fractures Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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United Rentals, Inc.

NAICS532412 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

An employee was replacing forks on a warehouse forklift truck. The employee was standing in front of the forklift, facing the forklift carriage. He lifted the pin on top of…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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United Rentals Inc.

NAICS532412 EventOther fall to lower level, unspecified SourceTow truck

An employee fell off the deck of his rollback truck while climbing up to get his winch cable, striking his head on the ground.
Intracranial injuries, unspecified Brain Hospitalized
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United Rentals (North America), Inc.

NAICS532490 EventStruck by falling object or equipment, unspecified SourceParts and materials, unspecified

A service technician was installing rental equipment attachments. As he was inserting a retaining ring, the equipment attachment fell and his left index finger was caught and lacerated between the…
Cuts, lacerations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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