Severe Workplace Injuries in New Castle, Delaware

Nov 20, 2025 · Cappelli Property Services, LLC Amputation

An employee was removing a shield on the tow-behind leaf vacuum to repair the inside impeller. When he loosened the shield, it swung down and struck his right hand, resulting in a cut to the index and ring fingers that resulted in an amputation of the ring fingertip.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1861012

Sep 30, 2025 · Greggo & Ferrara, Inc. Hospitalized

A flagger was directing traffic flow in a highway work zone. They were standing approximately 1.5 feet behind the shoulder's demarcating line, next to and slightly behind a traffic drum. As they were directing traffic into and out of the driveway of a parking lot, a car attempted to get around a truck and struck the traffic drum, which subsequently struck the employee, who was thrown 15 feet and landed on top of concrete aggregate. The employee suffered pelvic and rib fractures, T10 and L3 vertebra fractures, and internal bleeding.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in road work zone · Multiple trunk locations · Construction · OSHA inspection 1853935

Sep 18, 2025 · GREGGO AND FERRARA, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was troubleshooting a power washer in the field. Because there might have been water in its fuel, he brought it back to the shop and drained about a gallon of fuel from the tank into a plastic container. Some of the fuel spilled onto the floor and ignited. The employee was stomping out the fire when he lost his balance and tripped into a stool, which caused the plastic container to spill more fuel onto the fire. The employee's pants and shirt caught on fire, and he fell, abrading his knee while trying to get through the flames. As well as the knee abrasion, he suffered burns to the left leg and left lower quadrant of the torso. He was hospitalized.

Flash fire · Trunk and other lower extremities · Construction · OSHA inspection 1851931

Jul 29, 2025 · United Parcel Service - Hamburg Road New Castle, DE. Hospitalized

An employee was driving and delivering packages when he experienced back spasms and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and injury to his kidney.

Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1841157

Feb 19, 2025 · CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was on a ladder welding when a piece of slag fell onto his sweater which caught fire. The employee sustained burns to the upper body.

Ignition of clothing · Part of body · Construction · OSHA inspection 1806260

Nov 5, 2024 · Horizon Services, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using a drain snake (auger) to clear a drain when the drain snake became snagged. The employee was manually maneuvering the snake when it wrapped around his hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures, a lacerated hand, and a bruised arm.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Upper extremities · Construction · OSHA inspection 1786146

Jul 9, 2024 · UPS Customer Center Hospitalized

An employee became ill and began cramping after finishing a work day. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related dehydration.

Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1760872

Jun 25, 2024 · Amazon.com Services, LLC - ILG1 Hospitalized

An employee was working in the packaging area when they bumped the fire extinguisher and it fell from the wall and struck their hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures in their hand.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Hand(s), finger(s) · Retail

May 27, 2024 · Walmart Amputation

An employee was making a bale of cardboard and sustained a fingertip amputation on the left hand when the finger got caught in the door of the cardboard baler equipment.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1750936

Dec 11, 2023 · Automotive Repair Specialist, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was lying on a lift gate at the back of a box truck, working on wiring. The gate activated and crushed the employee, who suffered a broken pelvis.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Pelvis · Other services · OSHA inspection 1715964

Dec 8, 2023 · Accredo Health Group Hospitalized

An employee was performing preventative maintenance when their right forearm was caught in the conveyor, resulting in multiple fractures.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Forearm(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1715957

Nov 29, 2023 · P&C Roofing, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was transitioning from a ladder onto a roof when the ladder slipped and they fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their pelvis and heel.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1713353

Oct 27, 2023 · Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was unrigging steel when an 8-inch by 50-foot, 4,875-pound piece of steel rolled onto their left leg, resulting in a fracture.

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely · Leg(s) · Construction

Sep 11, 2023 · BURRIS LOGISTICS Amputation

An employee was using a pallet jack to pull a pallet of inventory. He was backing up when he struck a cross member of the pallet rack behind him. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1697650

Apr 13, 2023 · Orkin Hospitalized

An employee was on a ladder placing steel wool into the exterior of a building when they fell approximately 8 feet from the ladder to the ground. The employee sustained a left ankle and tibia fracture.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Feb 27, 2023 · Dumont Aircraft Charter, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was climbing a portable ladder to remove a small panel cover from the exterior of an aircraft. The employee fell approximately 7 feet to the concrete floor below and sustained a skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Brain · Manufacturing

Aug 31, 2022 · Werner Enterprises Hospitalized

A metal delivery truck cart, carrying boxes, rolled down a loading ramp. It struck and broke an employee's leg.

Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle · Leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Aug 3, 2022 · UPS Customer Center Hospitalized

An employee had been delivering packages and was overcome by heat. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.

Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1612498

Jun 1, 2022 · UPS Customer Center Amputation

An employee was adjusting a roller line. The line dropped on the employee's left little finger and amputated it.

Struck by falling object or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

May 26, 2022 · Republic Services, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee fell to the floor while walking down a flight of stairs in the third-story stairwell. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs.

Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Mar 15, 2022 · UniFirst Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was loading a box truck parked at a loading dock. A ratchet strap that he was using came unhooked, causing him to fall backward through a gap between the truck and the building. He landed on his back on the asphalt below and suffered a back injury, as well as a head laceration.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Other services

Feb 8, 2022 · Contractors Hauling LLC Hospitalized

An employee was helping to demolish a steel support frame for a sand conveyor. The four legs of the support frame were cut just above the concrete base with a welding torch. Once the legs were cut free, the injured employee and two other employees pushed the frame in the direction they wanted it to fall. As the frame was tipping, the injured employee was struck and was thrown up by the frame. The injured employee then landed on the sand ground or a metal object. The employee sustained a fractured hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Hip(s) · Construction

Jul 20, 2021 · MTC Logistics Hospitalized

An employee was calibrating elevated refrigeration probes while inside a cage about 15 to 20 feet off the ground, chained and padlocked to the forks of a forklift. The forklift backed into a safety bollard. The cage broke free as the chains and padlock snapped. It fell to the ground and the employee suffered a broken back with spinal cord damage.

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle (other) · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1545205

Oct 9, 2020 · Praxair, Inc. Amputation

An employee was troubleshooting a dry ice block-making machine that was not forming ice blocks correctly. The machine engaged and the employee's left hand was pulled inside resulting in amputations to the pinky, ring, and middle fingers on his left hand.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1496712

Aug 24, 2020 · Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was backing a forklift down a warehouse dock. The forklift collided with another forklift; the employee's left foot was caught and broken between the two.

Nonroadway collision with other vehicle · Foot (feet) · Transportation and warehousing

Aug 24, 2020 · SUMMIT STEEL Hospitalized

An employee was placing steel angles on skids. Multiple steel angles fell off a skid, dislocating and fracturing the employee's heels. The employee was hospitalized.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Heel(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Jun 15, 2020 · Hawk Industrial Services, LLC Amputation

While an employee was performing routine maintenance on the conveyor system, the conveyors turned on and pulled the employee's right hand through the sprocket. Four fingers on the right hand were amputated.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Other services · OSHA inspection 1478753

Feb 28, 2020 · AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY Hospitalized

A crew of ironworkers was disassembling am 1,100-pound steel jacking frame using chain hoists. The upper section of the frame freed from the upper bracket and the load became unstable, swung free, and knocked an employee to the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and lacerations to the kidney and pancreas.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Head and trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 1467324

Jan 18, 2020 · Revolution Recovery Delaware Hospitalized

An employee was working on the sort line when it became jammed. He had to go onto the line to remove a wire that was twisted in the conveyor. When the wire was removed, he entered an area above the chute. Once the belt was restarted, he missed a step and fell down the chute, landing on the pile of refuse below. He suffered multiple lacerations.

Fall through surface or existing opening · Nonclassifiable · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1456778

Jun 11, 2019 · United States Postal Service Hospitalized

An employee was attending firearm training at a shooting range. A second employee had a live round in his rifle that discharged while he was doing a gun function test. The first employee was shot in the right foot.

Shooting by other person-unintentional · Foot (feet) · Transportation and warehousing