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An employee was attaching a steel angle plate weighing (approximately 200 pounds) to the end of a structural member (5,000 pounds) and was supported by dunnage. The dunnage was a crane mat (11 inches tall) with a 4x6 board on top of it and it supported five identical members. The main piece was 30.75 feet long, 37.25 feet tall, and 1 food wide. As the employee slid the piece of metal on top of the member to begin attaching it, the entire member began to tip over. The employee went to stop the main piece from tipping over and it landed on his ankle, fracturing it.

An employee was preparing hot melted butter on a flat-top grill and placing it in small containers once it was melted. As she turned to set the container down, it slipped out of her hand and landed on the grill. Butter splashed up and hit her in the face. The employee suffered second-degree burns to her right eye and the right side of her head and face, as well as first-degree burns to her right forearm.

An employee pulled into the customer's driveway, parked, and exited the vehicle. He opened the sliding side door on the vehicle to retrieve a package. The customer began backing their vehicle out of their garage and it struck the employee in the back of his left leg. He was pinned him between the two vehicles, causing contusions and lacerations.

An employee reached into a hamper, picked up a package, and was hospitalized with a back injury that caused pain in his lower extremities.

An employee was descending the back stairwell to go to lunch when he missed a step. As he fell forward, his toes hit a step which pulled his right leg behind him. He landed on the concrete stairwell landing between floors. He sustained a partial rupture of the right quadriceps tendon and an avulsion fracture involving the right patella. The employee required surgery.

On July 10, 2025, an employee tripped over a yellow pillar and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.

On February 7, 2025, an employee was seated in a wheelchair, waiting to begin serving the evening meal. The employee stood from his wheelchair and took one step, then slipped on the wet floor and fell, resulting in a fractured left hip.

A crew was performing a pole change-out when the injured employee contacted a live underground cable. The employee sustained an electrical shock and was hospitalized.

An employee was cutting trim on a miter saw when the blade amputated soft tissue from a finger on their left hand.

An employee was removing an air handling unit. While placing a channel strut under the lifted unit, the unit shifted, causing the channel strut to rotate and crush the employee's finger between it and the floor. The employee sustained an amputation to the finger.

An employee began to feel dizzy, lightheaded, was short of breath, and collapsed due to carbon monoxide exposure. The employee was hospitalized.

Employees were using a sidewinder crane to lower debris from the basin when the boom failed and fell on two employees, pinning them to the ground. Both employees sustained broken backs and were hospitalized.

An employee was placing masonry stone around bridge abutments. A stone measuring 1 by 4 feet was being placed on the forks of a forklift truck when the forks made contact with the wall, and the stone moved. The employee went to stabilize the stone, and the stone came down and crushed his fingers, resulting in fractures.

On October 30, 2024, at 6:30 AM, an employee was operating a vehicle lift gate when his right foot became caught in the gap between the platform of the lift gate and the truck. The employee was hospitalized with open fractures in the foot that resulted in the amputation of his third and fourth toes.

Employee 1 was in the basket of a 30-foot lift, working approximately 25 feet off the ground. Employee 2 was working as ground support and repositioning a hoist that was being used for a lighting fixture. During this move the lift started to tip over. Employee 2 then went to use his bodyweight to keep the lift from falling. The lift fell and struck employee 2's leg causing a fracture. Employee 1 was in the lift basket when it impacted a staircase and he hit his head. He sustained several injuries including a head contusion, a broken pelvic bone, broken ribs, a spinal injury, and a lower extremity injury. Both employees were hospitalized.

The injured employee was training another employee how to operate a skid steer. The injured employee climbed between the forklift carriage and the body of the skid steer to press the traction override button and release the controls for operation. The fork carriage lifted and tilted backward, pinning them between the carriage and the lift arm. The employee was hospitalized with a cracked pelvis.

An employee was delivering a package when a dog came out of the residence and bit her several times on both arms. The employee was hospitalized with severe lacerations to her arms and chest.

An employee was leveling a lawnmower when their foot was caught in the mower and pulled along the ground. The employee sustained a broken pelvis and required a skin graft.

An employee was walking toward an exit when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a hip injury.

A mail carrier was stepping out of a mail vehicle when she twisted her right foot and fell to the road surface. The employee sustained a fracture to their lower left leg near the ankle.

An employee was operating a zero turn mower on top of a slope when the mower began to slide out of control and the employee's left foot got caught between the tree and the mower deck.

An employee was standing on a boat, working on its bow, when he fell. He landed on the concrete ground about 12 feet below and suffered broken bones in an arm.

An employee was helping a patient get out of bed and adjusting the bed rail when the patient became agitated and kicked the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was pressure washing a rail car, slipped, and fell. Pressurized water struck the employee's right foot. The employee suffered a laceration and an injection wound requiring hospitalization for surgery.

An employee was collecting dirty dishes. He slipped and fell on the floor while picking up the dish tub, fracturing his hip. He was hospitalized.