DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-02AkronOhGrapevine Masonry Construction, Inc.Fingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
The injured employee was assisting another employee who was using a hand-held hammer drill. The drill bit caught the injured employee's glove and twisted his index finger causing a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-17AkronOhThe Ruhlin CompanyLower leg(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was helping to move a concrete form. The employee climbed on top of the 7-to 8-foot tall form to readjust the lifting device. The employee connected a positioning hook onto the form. The form tipped over and the employee jumped off, but they were still connected to the form. The form struck and broke the employee's lower right leg.
2021-07-19AkronNyWhiting Door ManufacturingHip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to manually untangle wire from a rack when the coil of wire became unsteady and fell toward employee. The employee fell to the concrete floor and the coil fell on their lower body. The employee sustained a fractured hip.
2021-07-16AkronOhAT&TMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder when it slid out from under him. He fell to the ground and suffered broken teeth and a fractures to the jaw, forearm, and thumb.
2021-07-15AkronOhAT&THip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing his tools from the basket of his bucket truck. When he turned to step down, he fell to the pavement and landed on his hip, resulting in a broken hip that required hospitalization.
2021-07-14AkronOhKLE Construction CompanyMultiple body partsIgnition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut rebar when sparks from the saw caught the employee's clothes on fire. The employee sustained burns to the left side of his body.
2021-06-29AkronOhAmazon DCL2BrainStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee bent down to pick up packages on the floor. While doing so, a package fell out of a bag above the employee and struck her on the back of her head and neck.
2021-05-11AkronOhAkron Foundry CompanyHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was finishing the prep work on a mold in a low-pressure tilt machine. The machine started up and cycled, causing amputation and crushing injuries to the employee's fingers and hand.
2021-02-25AkronOhAkron Foundry CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a pneumatic lathe when he sustained an amputation to the ends of three fingers.
2021-02-04AkronOhDicks Sporting GoodsAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking the trash out when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a right ankle fracture.
2020-08-05AkronOhBath Manor Special Care CentreFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a router to complete the assembly of a picnic table for staff use when his finger got caught in the blade, resulting in amputation of a left-hand fingertip.
2020-07-30AkronOhioUnited Salvage Company Inc.BODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity
An employee was running an excavator with a grapple magnet. The magnet swung back and hit the cab and power box, and the employee was shocked.
2020-05-22AkronOhioLandmark Plastic CorporationBrainStruck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee was working on a former. The employee stood up into a rail, fell, and suffered a concussion.
2020-03-16AkronOhioBEMIS COMPANY, INC.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press when her fingers were caught in the rollers. Her left index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2020-02-20AkronOhioBridgestone Americas, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading material into a cure press using a mobile ladder. While descending the ladder at a height of 3 feet, the employee tripped and fell into a nearby forklift, suffering broken bones.
2020-02-11AkronOhioThe Fishel CompanyHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An aerial crew was lashing a span of fiber telecommunications line when the fiber rose under tension and contacted the overhead primary electrical line. An employee working out of the bucket sustained burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
2020-02-08AkronOhioHealth Care Services GroupHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was working the tray line and turned to reach for an item when she tripped and fell sustaining a broken hip.
2020-01-22AkronOhioUS Census BureauKnee(s)Fall while sitting
An employee fell out of a chair and landed on his knees. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-17AkronOhioGoodwill Industries of AkronNonclassifiableHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was hospitalized after a fight in a parking lot.
2019-08-27AkronOhioNationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working at a policyholder's residence responding to their insurance claim. He was on their outside deck and began to climb up a ladder. He was on the 2nd rung from the ground when the ladder lifted back towards him, hitting his forehead area. He continued to fall backwards, hitting the back of his head on the deck and knocking him unconscious.
2019-08-21AkronOhioGOJO INDUSTRIES INC.Multiple body partsFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was passing through the atrium area of the facility to another area where she tripped over a floor mat and fell to the floor. She experienced a concussion, wrist fracture, and vertebral compression.
2019-08-14AkronOhioJO-ANN STORES, LLCThigh(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder after putting material away on shelves. She fell to the ground, hitting her hand and head and twisting her ankle and leg. She was hospitalized with a broken femur.
2019-08-12AkronOhioNathan Contracting, L.P.NonclassifiableFall through surface or existing opening
An employee was removing paint in a stairwell where the floor had been removed and fell through a hole in the floor, suffering broken bones.
2019-07-08AkronOhioU.S. POSTAL SERVICE Foot (feet) and ankle(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was kneeling down to retrieve parcels from a pallet. The employee's knee gave out and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken foot/ankle.
2019-07-07AkronOhioLANDMARK PLASTIC CORP.Hand(s) and arm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a plastic extrusion line. The employee was using a hand tool to scrape excess plastic from the end of the line when a pocket of hot gas and plastic erupted and burned the employee's hands and forearm.
2019-06-06AkronOhioJW Didado ElectricFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pulling utility poles with metal chains. The chain got stuck and as the employee was freeing the snag with his hand, the chain snapped back and struck the employee's left thumb causing a partial amputation.
2019-06-03AkronNew YorkWhiting Door Manufacturing Corp.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding steel into the die of a press. The tip of the employee's left pointer finger was amputated.
2019-05-08AkronOhioCaliber Mold and MachineChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was blowing chips off his machine when the machine was turned on and started to spin. The employee was repeatedly struck by the table chucks and suffered six broken ribs.
2019-03-19AkronOhioAKRON ENERGY SYSTEMS, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was on an A-frame step ladder, rebuilding an inverted bucket trap. After loosening the six bolts holding the trap door in place, the employee was hit by hot condensate steam and suffered burns to the neck, upper arms, and chest area.
2019-03-19AkronOhioMETALICO AKRON, INC. NonclassifiableExplosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was cutting an aluminum oxygen cylinder when it exploded. The employee suffered broken fingers and burns.
2019-02-22AkronOhioOhio Pure Foods, Inc.Foot (feet)Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand up forklift and attempted to go through an elevated door way. The top mast of the forklift struck the brick wall of the doorway causing the forklift to tip over and land on the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized for a foot injury requiring surgery.
2019-02-04AkronOhioSplash Car WashMultiple head locationsStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing the overhead dry and shine automatic towel dryer of the car wash when it fell onto the employee. The employee sustained severe head and facial fractures and lacerations including a broken jaw and teeth. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-29AkronOhioLowe's Home ImprovementAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle after slipping and falling on snow and ice in the parking lot.
2019-01-18AkronOhioFrito LayAnkle(s)Fall on same level
On January 18, 2019, an employee tripped/slipped while walking through a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken right ankle, and was hospitalized.
2019-01-10AkronOhioAdvanced Resources, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level
On 1/10/2019, an employee fell from a portable staircase while picking orders and suffered bleeding on the brain, requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-19AkronOhioRJS CorporationElbow(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a lathe to machine a steel bar. The bar struck him, breaking his elbow. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-17AkronOhioEMCOR Facilities ServicesKnee(s)Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
Two employees were moving a one-man lift into a traveling position. The employees leaned the lift backwards 45 degrees in order to move it. The injured employee thought it was going to fall on him and he lifted his right leg to kick the lever down and his leg buckled causing the lift to fall on him. His left leg buckled resulting in a dislocated patella and torn ACL.
2018-07-24AkronOhioACME FRESH MARKET#2Ankle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a wet floor fracturing her right ankle. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-23AkronOhioAkron Polymer AProductFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a tube-bending machine when the machine cycled, causing a partial amputation to the tip of the employee's right ring finger. The machinery was not locked out at the time of the incident, and blocks designed for it were not being used.
2018-05-18AkronOhioPioneer Tool & Die Co.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 5/18/2018, a temporary employee was operating a punch press when it amputated the employee's finger(s).
2018-04-21AkronOhioCaliber Mold and MachineEye(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a part with an air hose when part of the air hose broke off and struck him in the face, fracturing his right eye socket. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-16AkronOhioThe Smithers GroupLeg(s)Walking, without other incident-single episode
An employee was walking across the parking lot when his left leg snapped/broke, causing him to fall to the ground.
2018-03-20AkronOhioCleveland Clinic Akron GeneralNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was demonstrating an exercise to a patient during a physical therapy session when the employee fell onto the carpeted floor, suffering a neck fracture that required surgery.
2018-02-08AkronOhioThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was prying rubber from a four-roll calender machine when his prying tool and glove were caught in the calender, pulling his hand inside. His right middle finger was amputated before he could get his hand loose. The machine was operating at the time of the incident.
2018-01-17AkronOhioGiant Eagle SupermarketFoot(feet) and leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On January 17, 2018, an employee exited the front of the store and was walking on the outside designated walkway toward the parking lot when a pickup truck ran over and fractured her feet, knees, and legs.
2017-10-09AkronOhioCOUNTRY PURE FOODS, INC.Foot (feet)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was troubleshooting the cleaning process on a malfunctioning tank. When he attempted to correct the flow of chemicals, the chemicals sprayed him and ran down his apron, contacting and burning his foot. Foot protection was not worn at the time.
2017-09-18AkronNew YorkChittenden & Dylag LLCMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 9/18/2017, an employee was installing a residential roof and tearing off layers of the roof's pitch. While throwing a bundle of shingles to the ground, the employee fell about 17 feet to the ground, injuring the wrist and lower back. Fall protection was not used at the time of the incident.
2017-07-11AkronOhioYMCAHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while cleaning a swimming pool area. He tore a right hip ligament/muscle and was hospitalized.
2017-06-27AkronOhioGoodman Networks IncorporatedLower leg(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing a satellite dish on a residential home. He was working from a ladder when he fell approximately 10 feet, breaking his left leg and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-09AkronOhioCleveland Clinic Akron GeneralMultiple body partsFall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell into a refrigerator, breaking her nose and leg.
2017-05-09AkronNew YorkAdesa NY LLC Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to get into the driver's seat of a pickup truck that had a suspension lift kit installed on it. This kit raised the normal height of the doors above street level. The employee was holding onto the steering wheel to hoist himself up into the drivers' seat when he lost his grip on the steering wheel, fell backwards to the pavement, and landed on his back. He was hospitalized with a back injury and had surgery.
2017-05-04AkronOhioNABHOLZ CONSTRUCTIONFoot (feet)Struck by falling object or equipment
On 5/4/17, an employee was installing production equipment (conveyor) when the equipment fell 6 inches onto his left foot, breaking and lacerating it. He was hospitalized.
2017-04-28AkronNew YorkTruGreen Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a spreader/sprayer machine to apply fertilizers and herbicides to turf. He was attempting to repair/replace a belt in the machine when his right hand was caught and pulled into its pulley system, amputating his index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2017-04-24AkronOhioTerrace Construction CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While attempting to align fiber cement boxes weighing 300-400 lbs. on a forklift, the boxes shifted, catching the employee's left hand between the edges of the top and bottom boxes. The employee's left middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle joint and the left ring finger was crushed.
2016-10-04AkronOhioWMK, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was sitting in her chair at her work desk and rolled backwards to talk to a fellow co-worker when her chair tipped over, causing her to fall to the ground and strike her head. She hospitalized with a concussion.
2016-09-10AkronOhioThe Fred W Albecht Grocery CompanyFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut pork loins when his right middle finger entered the blade, amputating the fingertip.
2016-08-17AkronOhioCovro Inc.Multiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level
An employee on a ladder was running cable through the drop ceiling when she began to spin around the ladder, became unstable, and fell. She fell to the ground and suffered multiple contusions, two broken ribs, and a chipped bone in the back.
2016-08-13AkronOhio AT&THand(s) and arm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while ascending a ladder to replace a service drop, breaking the right arm and left hand.
2016-08-12AkronOhioCrown Lift ProductsChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee fell off the shipping dock and broke several ribs.
2016-08-09AkronOhioGoodman Networks - Field Services Inc.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to cut tree limbs that were blocking the customer's view of the satellite dish. The employee fell off the ladder and struck a galvanized pole. The employee was hospitalized with kidney and abdominal trauma.
2016-07-26AkronOhioGoodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
While setting up a curing work area, an employee was exposed to extreme heat from the curing operation and steam, requiring hospitalization for heat exhaustion.
2016-06-17AkronOhioPROGRESSIVE STAMPINGFingertip(s)Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was loading steel coil into a cradle when the coil severely lacerated his left middle finger. His left middle fingertip was surgically amputated.
2016-05-12AkronOhioSummit Tool Co.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was showing a coworker how to operate a forging press and was pointing toward the machine's operations. To get a better view, the coworker leaned forward and accidentally made contact with the foot pedal, actuating the press. The employee's right index finger was amputated by the machine.
2016-05-11AkronNew YorkNOCO Energy Corp.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading propane tanks from a delivery truck. As the employee dismounted the truck's lift gate, his ring finger was caught and de-gloved in the channel of the lift gate.
2016-04-15AkronOhioAKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTIC CO.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While an employee was wiping debris from a plastic compression mold press, the vertical injector plate came down and partially amputated the employee's left middle and index fingertips.
2016-04-11AkronOhioInstalled Building ProductsHand(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a portable ladder when the employee slipped and fell. The employee's hand became caught on the metal garage door and was lacerated.
2016-03-24AkronOhioLandmark Plastic CorpFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about 3/24/2016, an employee's finger was amputated while feeding a thermal former machine.
2016-03-01AkronNew YorkWhiting Door Manufacturing Corp.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was running the profile in a door panel shaper machine. When he attempted to clean out the sawdust, his left-hand pinky finger contacted and was amputated by the cutter on the machine.
2016-02-16AkronOhioSUMMA HEALTH SYSTEMSHead, neck, and trunkStabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was struck several times by a patient with a knife. The employee suffered puncture/laceration wounds to the neck, face and abdomen.
2016-02-15AkronOhioAVI Food Systems Inc.PelvisFall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 15, 2016, an employee was pushing a cart and tripped over pallet wrapping resulting in a fall to the floor and a fractured pelvis.
2016-02-01AkronOhioOhio Pizza DelieveryAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersShooting by other person-intentional
An employee was delivering a pizza to a private home. After he delivered the pizza and collected the cash, he walked back to his vehicle. Prior to entering his vehicle, the employee was shot in the bladder and was hospitalized.
2015-11-23AkronNew YorkWhiting Door Manufacturing Corp.Fingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was painting a door and pinched a finger in the door hinge amputating the fingertip.
2015-10-22AkronOhioBelenky Inc.Arm(s)Direct exposure to electricity
A worker was at a customer's facility repairing a commercial washing machine that was not properly de-energized. The worker came into contact with a live transformer and burned his right arm, resulting in hospitalization.
2015-08-30AkronOhioNELSON TREE SERVICE, INC.Multiple body partsIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
During a power outage, an employee was helping to clear a line of tree branches at an electrical substation using a pole pruner. A branch fell after it was cut, striking a live line and the employee. The employee got shocked and was burned on his hands and torso.
2015-08-21AkronOhioOhio Edison CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stringing new power line using pools of wire that are carried on a reel mounted on a trailer. His finger got pinched in the reel, and his left ring finder was crushed and amputated.
2015-07-29AkronOhioCity Scrap & SalvageBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for heat stress after leaving work early.
2015-07-19AkronOhioLandmark Plastics CorporationHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee in the thermal forming department was troubleshooting a trim press when the employee sustained a left hand amputation. The equipment was not locked out and the guards were bypassed at the time of the incident.
2015-07-06AkronOhioAkron Porcelain & Plastics Co.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While attempting to remove a part from the mold of a ceramic press, an employee sustained an amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
2015-06-05AkronOhioOhio Gasket & Shim CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 5, 2015, an employee using a press reached for a part; the press came down on his left hand, amputating three fingers above the knuckles.
2015-05-27AkronOhioGrimco Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee received an amputation of the right hand while operating a mechanical power press.
2015-02-19AkronOhioTHE R.C.A. RUBBER COMPANYNonclassifiableCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee received a crushing injury while servicing a chain and sprocket drive system.
2015-02-16AkronOhioTIME WARNER CABLEArm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in the hallway when she tripped on a mat. She fell to the floor, hitting her arm on the wall on the way down. She fractured her right arm.