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Hamilton Parker Company, LLC.

NAICS444110 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

…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…
Fractures Foot(feet) and leg(s) n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Faler Feed Store, Inc.

NAICS424510 Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

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…
Fractures Multiple body parts n.e.c. Hospitalized
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KEN FORGING, INC.

NAICS332112 Event Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source Forging machinery

…One employee was pushing the die into place on one end of the hammer with a forklift. The injured employee was on the opposite side of the hammer making adjustments…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Hospitalized Amputation
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Century Resources

NAICS813319 Event Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was driving a forklift when she struck a steel I-beam and struck her head on the steering wheel, resulting in a forehead laceration. The employee was hospitalized…
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Forehead, temple(s) Hospitalized
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BFC Profile USA

NAICS811198 Event Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source Reels, rolls, spools, coils

…Another operator went to remove the coil from the C-hook using a forklift while the employee held the C-hook steady. The forklift contacted the coil, causing it to…
Fractures Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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Illuminate USA

NAICS221114 Event Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was walking in the warehouse when their foot was struck by the forks of an unloaded forklift that was passing by. The employee's foot was fractured.
Fractures Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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Rittal LLC

NAICS332119 Event Contact with cold objects or substances Source Propane

A forklift operator was switching out a propane tank on his forklift when the tank leaked and sprayed his right hand, resulting in hospitalization due to liquid propane burns. PPE…
Frostbite Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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Top Shelf Manufacturing Inc.

NAICS337110 Event Struck by object dropped by person Source Plates, slabs concrete and stone

…The employee was manually moving a slab onto a forklift when it tipped over and fell onto them. The employee sustained three fractured ribs, a fractured collarbone, and a lacerated…
Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries Trunk and other upper extremities Hospitalized
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SpartanNash

NAICS493110 Event Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was getting an end rider pallet jack out of the parked position when it struck a pallet of water. The employee's right leg became caught between the…
Fractures Lower leg(s) Hospitalized
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Advanced Polymer Coatings

NAICS325510 Event Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was transporting panels to a waste container using a powered industrial truck (PIT). The panels were stacked on the lifted forks of the truck. The employee stood on…
Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries Multiple trunk locations Hospitalized
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Jefferson Industries

NAICS336370 Event Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

A temporary employee was helping a forklift operator by holding metal sheets to steady them as they were placed on a rail for feeding to a stamp machine. The operator…
Amputations involving bone loss Other finger(s) n.e.c. Amputation
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Frito-Lay Inc

NAICS311919 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee adjusted a pallet on racking and was walking back to their parked stand-up forklift when they were struck by another stand-up forklift. The employee fell into…
Fractures Multiple trunk locations Hospitalized
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Sysco Cleveland Inc

NAICS424410 Event Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) intersecting, turning Source Pallet jack riding

A forklift and a pallet jack collided in an intersection. The pallet jack operator was hospitalized with a foot fracture that required surgery.
Fractures Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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NX Automotive Logistics USA, Inc.

NAICS493110 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

…A forklift rear-ended the rear rack and the employee was pinned between the two racks. The employee suffered a left ankle fracture and a laceration below the back of…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Menard, Inc.

NAICS321912 Event Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source Vehicle and machine attachments n.e.c.

An employee was adjusting self-dumping steel hopper to get it to latch onto the tines of a forklift. He rocked the hopper back and forth to dump. The hopper…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Head and extremities Hospitalized
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Essity Paper Wassau Paper Corporation

NAICS322110 Event Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was driving forklift with a load when the forklift hit a guardrail and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in a broken elbow, broken shoulder, and lacerations.
Fractures Multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c. Hospitalized
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United Alloys and Metals, Inc.

NAICS423930 Event Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source Boxes, crates, cartons

Two employees were transferring liquid from a nearly-empty tote to a nearly-full tote using a forklift. As they were performing this task, the tote on the forklift rotated…
Fractures Rib(s), oblique area Hospitalized
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Lowe's

NAICS453998 Event Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was using a manlift (order picker) to collect items for delivery. They were raising the work platform when their left middle finger was crushed between the overhead cage…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Amputation
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Daisy Brand LLC

NAICS424430 Event Nonroadway noncollision jack-knifed or ran off driving surface Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was using a stand-up forklift to load a small box truck. As he was putting down a pallet to push it onto a truck, the weight caused…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Other finger(s) n.e.c. Amputation
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Exel Inc.

NAICS493110 Event Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

The injured employee was sitting in a parked forklift while another forklift was moving two metal tire racks. The top rack was empty and the bottom rack contained tires. As…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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Kirchhoff Automotive

NAICS336370 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was pulling parts from a rack when they were struck by a high-lift forklift. The employee was hospitalized with compartment syndrome to their left leg.
Other traumatic injuries n.e.c. Leg(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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AltraServ Coffee Co.

NAICS423440 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified Source Other semi, tractor-trailer

An employee was struck by a semi truck and pinned against a forklift while performing unloading activities. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a torn left MCL.
Fractures and soft tissue injuries Trunk and other lower extremities Hospitalized
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XPO Logistics Freight Inc.

NAICS484122 Event Nonroadway noncollision incident n.e.c. Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

…He drove his forklift down the dock to the next sector to get a strap from another trailer. He picked up the strap and was driving back to the loaded…
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Wrist(s) and arm(s) n.e.c. Hospitalized
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DSV Solutions LLC

NAICS493110 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was pulling an order when they were struck by a reach truck resulting in a compound fracture to their leg.
Fractures Leg(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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Amanda Bent Bolt Company

NAICS332722 Event Struck by running powered equipment unspecified Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

…The forks shifted on the forklift they were using and the die pinched their arm against the safety bar, resulting in crush injuries to the right hand, a fractured right…
Fractures Forearm(s) Hospitalized
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