In Cleveland, Ohio, there have been a high number of machinery accidents. This is due to a lack of safety precautions taken by the companies that operate these machines. Many of the accidents involve workers being pinned under the machines or being crushed. In order to prevent these accidents from happening, Cleveland has passed legislation requiring companies that operate machinery to take certain safety precautions. These include having workers trained in how to use the machines safely, having backup systems in place in case of accidents, and having an emergency plan in case of an accident.
Manufacturing Companies
Cleveland is the largest city in the state of Ohio, and it is also home to a number of manufacturing companies. Some of the larger companies that are located in Cleveland include
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. The Sherwin-Williams Company Parker-Hannifin Corporation Cliffs Steel Inc. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Holding Corporation First Brands Group Intermediate, LLC First Brands Group Holdings, LLC |
Transdigm Group Incorporated Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. Esterline Technologies Corp Eaton Electric Holdings LLC Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Mtd Holdings Inc |
There are also a number of smaller companies that manufacture products in Cleveland. These smaller companies often specialize in a specific type of product or industry. For example, one company that manufactures equipment for the oil and gas industry is headquartered in Cleveland.
Machinery Accidents
In the recent years, Cleveland Ohio has seen an increase in machinery accidents. One of the main reasons for this increase may be due to the lack of safety precautions taken by employers. For example, many businesses are not properly training their employees on how to operate machinery safely. Additionally, many businesses are not taking adequate safety measures to protect their employees from injuries.
If you have been involved in a machinery accident in Cleveland, Ohio, it is important to contact an experienced Cleveland Ohio machinery accident lawyer as soon as possible. Accidents can happen quickly and without warning, so it is important to have an attorney on your side who will be able to help you understand your rights and get the compensation you deserve.
The following recent machinery accidents that have occurred in Cleveland:
| AccidentDate | Employer | City | State | Description | Injury | Body Part | Event | Injury Source | Other Injury Source |
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| 09/11/2021 | Allied Universal Security Services LLC | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was helping to capture an escaped patient. The employee collided with a police officer and fell, resulting in a broken hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. | Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker | |
| 21/10/2021 | Jay Dee Obayashi JV | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was assisting a co-worker with repositioning PVC piping that was 13 feet long and weighed approximately 200 pounds. As the employee repositioned their end of the pipe, they slipped on the gate structure they were working on and fell resulting in a broken right tibia. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | |
| 21/09/2021 | M. Argueso & Co., Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | On September 21, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m. an employee was cleaning a pastillator machine, a rotoform granulation system, when her right hand was caught and crushed in a running nip point. The employee sustained fractures and second and third degree burns to the right hand. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time. | Fractures and burns | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Special process machinery | |
| 12/09/2021 | Dollar Tree | Cleveland | Oh | Employee 1 had been stocking shelves. A fight broke out in the store and continued out into the parking lot. Employee 1 was shot in the hand and abdomen by a customer. Another employee was also injured. | Gunshot wounds | Multiple body parts | Shooting by other person-intentional | Other client or customer | Firearm |
| 05/09/2021 | U.S. Cotton, LLC | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was replacing a 3-inch belt that had fallen off a flywheel. When he placed the belt back on the flywheel, the spinning wheel caused his left hand to be pulled into a pinch point. He suffered amputations to the index and middle fingers. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Machinery | |
| 03/09/2021 | Cleveland - Cliffs Cleveland Works, LLC | Cleveland | Oh | At about 2:15 p.m. on September 3, 2021, employee 1 was assisting in the placement of the jib extension back onto the cradle position for transport. Employee 1 was standing on the work platform near the crane cab. Employee 2 was at the front of the crane where the jib extension was secured to the crane itself. Employee 3 was on the ground at the front of the crane. The crane operator was inside the cab. Employee 2 attempted to free the extension from the crane itself and knocked out the remaini | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level | Scaffolds-staging | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. |
| 11/08/2021 | Building Technicians Corporations | Cleveland Heights | Oh | Employees were installing a metal roof when a sudden rainstorm caused three employees to slide down the roof. Two of them fell through the guardrail system, landing on the ground 18 feet below. One of them suffered a spinal cord bruise and the second employee suffered bruised ribs and a neck injury. Both were hospitalized. | Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, n.e.c. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Roofs | Rain |
| 10/08/2021 | Mid-West Forge Corporation | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was positioning a punch holder that was being lifted by a crane. The crane moved, causing tension in its chain to amputate the employee's right index finger at the first knuckle. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cranes | |
| 09/08/2021 | Duran Construction | Cleveland | Oh | An employee fell 9 feet off a roof while swinging trusses, suffering a compound fracture to the ankle. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Roofs | Nonclassifiable |
| 06/08/2021 | Anheuser-Busch Company | Cleveland | Oh | An employee fell down four steps and suffered broken bones in his left leg, right heel, and right ankle. | Fractures | Multiple lower extremities locations | Other fall to lower level | Stairs, steps | Nonclassifiable |
| 02/07/2021 | Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while walking to their own vehicle. The employee suffered a broken wrist. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area | Highway vehicle, motorized | |
| 25/06/2021 | HX5 Sierra, LLC | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was performing a facility pre-run (test) check sheet in the propulsion systems laboratory when he lost his balance and fell on an sloped walkway. The employee sustained a fracture to his left wrist. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Floor irregularity | |
| 25/06/2021 | MPW Environmental Services Inc | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was operating a valve to control water flow to the end of a 1/4-inch hose that was being used to clean a drain. The water hose separated from the connector during operation and the employee was struck across the face, resulting in lacerations. | Cuts, lacerations | Face | Struck by discharged object or substance | Hoses | |
| 24/06/2021 | American Marine Express Inc | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was trying to access the back panel of a semi-truck from the outside. He lost his footing on the catwalk and grabbed the metal edge of the outer frame panel and amputated a fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck | |
| 23/06/2021 | O'Reilly Auto Parts | Cleveland | Tx | An employee was delivering auto parts at a salvage yard. A dog startled him and he fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| 17/06/2021 | Kelley Steel Erectors, Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was working on a pipe at a steel producing facility. Flammable material inside the pipe ignited, causing burns to the employee's face and torso. | Heat (thermal) burns | Head and trunk | Fire | Nonclassifiable | |
| 26/05/2021 | ORLANDO BAKING COMPANY | Cleveland | Oh | On May 26, 2021, an employee was operating the bread packaging machine near the conveyor and sustained the amputation of their left middle fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery | |
| 25/05/2021 | Cleveland - Cliffs Cleveland Works, LLC | Cleveland | Oh | An employee had just placed wood cribbing on the ground in front of a forklift's forks and was trying to work a 5,000-pound cylinder off the forks and onto the cribbing. The cylinder rolled off the forks and caught the cuff on his glove. He was pulled down and pinned between the cylinder and the ground, suffering a dislocated right shoulder and a broken right arm. | Fractures and dislocations | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Parts and materials | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| 14/05/2021 | Progress Rail - Cleveland Track Materials, Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | On May 13, 2021, an employee was operating an overhead crane to move a 2,980 lbs. chip hopper. The hopper was approximately one inch off the ground while moving it. The hopper rotated and caught the employee's foot against the hopper frame and concert ramp resulting in a fracture and laceration to the foot. | Fractures | Foot (feet) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container | |
| 10/05/2021 | Kohls Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was setting up a display when they caught their foot on the fixture and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken wrist. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floor | Cabinets, cases-display, storage |
| 05/05/2021 | Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland works | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was on a concrete landing about 5 inches high. His left knee buckled when he stepped down. He was hospitalized with a torn quadriceps tendon and a fractured kneecap. | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 05/05/2021 | Sysco Cleveland Inc | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was turning a forklift when his left foot was caught between the forklift and a product rack and crushed. The left foot was later surgically amputated. | Amputations | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | Racks-garment and other |
| 13/04/2021 | Springco Metal Coatings Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | An employee entered an enclosed, automated, heated cleaning line to look for missing parts. He stepped on a grate, which slipped, causing his left leg to slip into a tank. He suffered burns and was hospitalized. | Heat (thermal) burns | Leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening | Existing floor opening | Grates and drains in floor surface |
| 29/03/2021 | QualaWash Holdings, LLC | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was conducting maintenance on machines in an open warehouse location. The employee developed difficulty breathing, caused by chemical vapors from an intermediate bulk container that was being drained about 30-50 feet away. | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Chemicals | |
| 22/03/2021 | SRC Worldwide, Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was spinning the belts on a machine after the machine had jammed. The employee's ring finger was caught between the belt and the sheave of the machine, causing a partial amputation to the fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | Machinery | |
| 08/03/2021 | CLW, Inc Cleveland | Cleveland | Tx | On March 8, 2021, an employee was reinstalling a belt in a machine. The machine was activated, and the employee's right hand was caught in a pulley. The machine struck and injured four of the employee's fingers. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Machinery | |
| 24/02/2021 | AT&T Services, Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | An employee was walking from his truck to the customer's house when they slipped and fell on gravel, striking and fracturing his left hip on the concrete apron. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | |
| 30/01/2021 | Harmon Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | A crew placed a crate of windows on top of the roof of a building using a tower crane. After landing the crate and unstrapping it, a gust of wind blew the straps, causing the straps to reattach to the crate's corner and lift the crate. The crate struck the injured employee in the hip resulting in a broken pelvis. | Fractures | Pelvis | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. | Boxes, crates, cartons | High winds, gusts, turbulence |
| 15/01/2021 | Soundwich Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | On January 15, 2021, an employee was operating a press when it was having difficulty coming down. A maintenance employee was dispatched and came to look at the press. The maintenance employee was in the back of the press and cycled the press as the other employee was in front of the press with her hands on the part. As the press cycled, it partially amputated her right thumb and caused crushing injuries to the hand. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Presses, except printing | |
| 05/10/2020 | KAG Specialty Products Group | Cleveland | Oh | A mechanic was moving a pump into a trailer when the pump slipped and fell onto the employee's right middle finger causing a fracture and a fingertip amputation. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment | Pumps | |
| 02/10/2020 | MID-WEST FORGE CORPORATION | Cleveland | Oh | A maintenance employee was moving a conveyor when it fell over and smashed his left middle finger resulting in a partial amputation. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment | Material and personnel handling machinery | |
| 14/09/2020 | MICELI DAIRY PRODUCTS CO | Cleveland | Oh | An employee jumped onto some cardboard on a pallet and fell, breaking his right leg. He was hospitalized. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Skids, pallets | Floor, n.e.c. |
| 05/09/2020 | C & K Industrial Services, Inc. | Cleveland | Oh | On the morning of 9/05/2020, an employee was using a water jet machine to clear a plugged sewer line. Around 11:48 AM, the jetter nozzle struck an obstacle in the line that caused it to change direction back toward the sewer line opening. Once the nozzle reached the opening of the manhole, the backjets sent the nozzle up the manhole. The nozzle struck the employee in the torso, knocked him over, and got caught in the clothes around his torso while still under pressure. The employee sustained pun | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Trunk | Struck by discharged object or substance | Pressurized water-blast | Power washers |
| 28/08/2020 | Wake Robin Fermented Foods, LLC | Cleveland | Oh | On August 28, 2020, an employee was inserting vegetables into a food processing machine. Blades inside the machine's chute amputated two of the employee's fingertips. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized | |
| 18/08/2020 | The Hillson Nut Company | Cleveland | Oh | A temporary employee was cleaning out a nut mixer when the blade started and pinned his right arm to the side of the mixer, crushing it. He was hospitalized. | Crushing injuries | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage | |
| 07/08/2020 | G&S Metal Products Co., Inc | Cleveland | Oh | A temporary employee was operating a press. The press cycled and his left index finger was caught in the die. The finger was partially amputated. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Presses, except printing | |
| 18/07/2020 | Arcelor Mittal | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was at the door of a pulpit. His left hand was on the door jamb when the door closed on and pinched his left ring finger, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | Nonclassifiable | |
| 22/06/2020 | Art Galvanizing Works, Inc. | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was in the process of adding sulfuric acid to an acid bath when the hose he was using to pour the acid into the tank became loose and spilled the acid onto his upper legs, resulting in severe burns. He was rushed to a quick drench shower and then hospitalized. | Chemical burns and corrosions | Leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Sulfuric acid | |
| 19/06/2020 | UNION TANK CAR COMPANY | Cleveland | Texas | An employee was climbing a ladder attached to a rail car, with the intention of inspecting a valve. The employee was on the fourth rung, slipped, and fell to the cement ground below. The employee was hospitalized with broken leg bones. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level | Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive | Floor, n.e.c. |
| 18/06/2020 | Borden Diary of Cleveland | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was assisting in the loading of raw milk onto a truck when the pressure within the tank equalized and the pressure relief valve shut. The employee's right index finger was caught in the valve and the fingertip was amputated. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility | |
| 14/05/2020 | VOSS INDUSTRIES, LLC | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was operating air-powered manufacturing equipment when the employee's left middle finger was caught in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery | |
| 27/04/2020 | CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was moving a surgical laser machine to a different location when the fingers of his right hand were caught and crushed between the machine and a door frame, resulting in the surgical amputation of his right small fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray | Doors, except garage and vehicle |
| 22/04/2020 | L C Fluharty Construction LLC | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was helping a co-worker move some drywall when the drywall fell over and struck him in the leg, resulting in a broken leg. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment | Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock | |
| 21/04/2020 | CLW, Inc. | Cleveland | Texas | An employee was feeding wood into the chipper when a board kicked out and struck him in the left hip, which was fractured. He was hospitalized. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Wood, lumber | Chippers |
| 05/04/2020 | Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Operations | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee walking down a passageway was struck by a loaded fork truck. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones. | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | |
| 02/04/2020 | Wyrwas Aluminum Industries Corp | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was emptying the remaining aluminum from a kettle into a mold. The hot metal hit the cold mold and exploded, splattering onto the employee and burning his chest, arms, and legs. He was hospitalized. | Heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Molten or hot metals, slag | Dies, molds, patterns |
| 30/03/2020 | Pitt Ohio Express | Cleveland | Ohio | A driver was unjamming a load of freight. He fell from the freight and broke his lower leg. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level | Containers-nonpressurized | Nonclassifiable |
| 24/03/2020 | Aramark Refreshment Service | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee jumped from a loading dock to the pavement about 3 feet below. He suffered a broken tibia and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 18/03/2020 | Veterans Administration Hospital | Cleveland | Ohio | An employee was walking down a hallway. She fell to the floor and broke her right arm. | Fractures | Arm(s) | Fall on same level | Floor | |
| 05/03/2020 | Reserve Square Apartments, LLC | Cleveland | Ohio | On 3/5/2020, a custodian was cleaning a toilet. The employee placed bleach in the toilet and then added a germicidal bowl cleanser chemical to the toilet. A chemical reaction occurred and the employee had an asthma attack. The employee was hospitalized. | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures | |
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