Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Cleveland	Oh	Allied Universal Security Services LLC	Hip(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to capture an escaped patient. The employee collided with a police officer and fell, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-10-21	Cleveland	Oh	Jay Dee Obayashi JV	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
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.
2021-09-21	Cleveland	Oh	M. Argueso & Co., Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
2021-09-12	Cleveland	Oh	Dollar Tree	Multiple body parts	Shooting by other person-intentional
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.
2021-09-05	Cleveland	Oh	U.S. Cotton, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
2021-09-03	Cleveland	Oh	Cleveland - Cliffs Cleveland Works, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
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
2021-08-11	Cleveland Heights	Oh	Building Technicians Corporations	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
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.
2021-08-10	Cleveland	Oh	Mid-West Forge Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
2021-08-09	Cleveland	Oh	Duran Construction	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 9 feet off a roof while swinging trusses, suffering a compound fracture to the ankle.
2021-08-06	Cleveland	Oh	Anheuser-Busch Company	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down four steps and suffered broken bones in his left leg, right heel, and right ankle.
2021-07-02	Cleveland	Oh	Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital	Wrist(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while walking to their own vehicle. The employee suffered a broken wrist.
2021-06-25	Cleveland	Oh	HX5 Sierra, LLC	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
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.
2021-06-25	Cleveland	Oh	MPW Environmental Services Inc	Face	Struck by discharged object or substance
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.
2021-06-24	Cleveland	Oh	American Marine Express Inc	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
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.
2021-06-23	Cleveland	Tx	O'Reilly Auto Parts	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was delivering auto parts at a salvage yard. A dog startled him and he fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
2021-06-17	Cleveland	Oh	Kelley Steel Erectors, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fire
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.
2021-05-26	Cleveland	Oh	ORLANDO BAKING COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 26, 2021, an employee was operating the bread packaging machine near the conveyor and sustained the amputation of their left middle fingertip.
2021-05-25	Cleveland	Oh	Cleveland - Cliffs Cleveland Works, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
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.
2021-05-14	Cleveland	Oh	Progress Rail - Cleveland Track Materials, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
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.
2021-05-10	Cleveland	Oh	Kohls Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
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.
2021-05-05	Cleveland	Oh	Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland works	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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.
2021-05-05	Cleveland	Oh	Sysco Cleveland Inc	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
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.
2021-04-13	Cleveland	Oh	Springco Metal Coatings Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
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.
2021-03-29	Cleveland	Oh	QualaWash Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
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.
2021-03-22	Cleveland	Oh	SRC Worldwide, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
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.
2021-03-08	Cleveland	Tx	CLW, Inc Cleveland	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
2021-02-24	Cleveland	Oh	AT&T Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
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.
2021-01-30	Cleveland	Oh	Harmon Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
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.
2021-01-15	Cleveland	Oh	Soundwich Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
2020-10-05	Cleveland	Oh	KAG Specialty Products Group	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
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.
2020-10-02	Cleveland	Oh	MID-WEST FORGE CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A maintenance employee was moving a conveyor when it fell over and smashed his left middle finger resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-09-14	Cleveland	Oh	MICELI DAIRY PRODUCTS CO	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee jumped onto some cardboard on a pallet and fell, breaking his right leg. He was hospitalized.
2020-09-05	Cleveland	Oh	C & K Industrial Services, Inc.	Trunk	Struck by discharged object or substance
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
2020-08-28	Cleveland	Oh	Wake Robin Fermented Foods, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
2020-08-18	Cleveland	Oh	The Hillson Nut Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
2020-08-07	Cleveland	Oh	G&S Metal Products Co., Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
2020-07-18	Cleveland	Ohio	Arcelor Mittal	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
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.
2020-06-22	Cleveland	Ohio	Art Galvanizing Works, Inc.	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
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.
2020-06-19	Cleveland	Texas	UNION TANK CAR COMPANY	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
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.
2020-06-18	Cleveland	Ohio	Borden Diary of Cleveland	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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.
2020-05-14	Cleveland	Ohio	VOSS INDUSTRIES, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
2020-04-27	Cleveland	Ohio	CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
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.
2020-04-22	Cleveland	Ohio	L C Fluharty Construction LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
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.
2020-04-21	Cleveland	Texas	CLW, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
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.
2020-04-05	Cleveland	Ohio	Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Operations	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee walking down a passageway was struck by a loaded fork truck. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones.
2020-04-02	Cleveland	Ohio	Wyrwas Aluminum Industries Corp	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
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.
2020-03-30	Cleveland	Ohio	Pitt Ohio Express	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
A driver was unjamming a load of freight. He fell from the freight and broke his lower leg.
2020-03-24	Cleveland	Ohio	Aramark Refreshment Service	Lower leg(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee jumped from a loading dock to the pavement about 3 feet below. He suffered a broken tibia and was hospitalized.
2020-03-18	Cleveland	Ohio	Veterans Administration Hospital	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking down a hallway. She fell to the floor and broke her right arm.
2020-03-05	Cleveland	Ohio	Reserve Square Apartments, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
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.
2020-03-02	Cleveland	Ohio	Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
The injured employee was going through a doorway on the roof to re-enter the building when he missed the step into the facility and fell down the step. He was hospitalized with a broken right hip.
2019-09-03	Cleveland	Ohio	Santmyer Transportation	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A driver was setting up hoses for fuel delivery. He had connected the vapor line and was walking to set up the next line when he tripped over the lines and fell toward the curb. He landed on his arm, breaking it in three places. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-08-30	Cleveland	Ohio	The Orlando Baking Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a conveyor belt. His right hand was pinched between a transfer plate and a flight; the tip of his ring finger was amputated.
2019-08-22	Cleveland	Ohio	Cleveland Clinic	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a heating coil when it fell on the tip of his right index finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-08-22	Cleveland	Ohio	Basic Aluminum Casting Co.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with hot objects or substances
A maintenance employee was servicing a casting machine when the automatic ladle spilled molten aluminum on the employee's back. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the back.
2019-08-20	Cleveland	Ohio	Don Wartko Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a steel plate with a chain. The chain caught the employee's right middle finger, severely injuring it. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-08-07	Cleveland	Ohio	Roechling Glastic Composites	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a fiberglass mat cutter, an employee's finger was caught in a pneumatic clamping mechanism. The employee sustained an amputation to the left index fingertip.
2019-08-02	Cleveland	Ohio	Cleveland Track Materials, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was using a crane with a hand-held pendant to turn over a piece of railroad rail (up to 80 feet long, weighing up to 2,000 pounds) on a work table. The rail rolled toward him and broke his left arm.
2019-07-29	Cleveland	Ohio	McNally / Kiewit JV DVT	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rigging a muck box on a crane. As the crane operator hoisted slack out of the rigging, one of the lifting eyes did not align. The employee attempted to hit the lifting eye with his hand to straighten it out when his left ring, middle, and index fingertips were crushed by the muck box lifting eye, resulting in an amputation.
2019-07-15	Cleveland	Ohio	R. M. RIGGLE ENTERPRISES, INC	Brain	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in a scissor lift raising to an elevated working height to install fire suppression equipment. The employee was caught between a structural beam and the scissor lift and sustained a severe head injury.
2019-07-12	Cleveland	Ohio	Cleveland Clinic - Main Campus	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee walking through the loading dock area became entangled in discarded plastic wrapping. The employee fell to the floor, sustained a fractured left femur, and was hospitalized.
2019-07-10	Cleveland	Ohio	ORLANDO BAKING COMPANY	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was moving a mobile conveyor when it fell and landed on their foot fracturing it.
2019-07-10	Cleveland	Ohio	Rocky Fork Equipment LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was operating an aerial lift to reach an elevation on a baler. The employee exited the aerial lift to gain access to the baler. The employee fell from the baler to the ground below and was hospitalized for multiple fractures including hip fractures.
2019-07-09	Cleveland	Ohio	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting with moving a large medical cart. The cart's legs caught on a door jam during the move and the equipment fell onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the back and hand.
2019-07-09	Cleveland	Ohio	Crawford Manor	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On 7/9/19, an employee slipped on water on the floor by the nurse's station and broke an elbow, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-18	Cleveland	Ohio	ArcelorMittal	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee working on an elevated platform fell 25 feet through the oxygen load opening, landing on the lower level of a basic oxygen furnace. The employee was attempting to arrest flames while tapping steel. The employee suffered multiple fractures and second degree burns.
2019-05-27	Cleveland	Ohio	The Orlando Baking Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a reciprocating belt conveyor when the belt started up and the employee's arm was caught and fractured.
2019-05-23	Cleveland	Ohio	The Orlando Baking Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a reciprocating conveyor. When the machine started the employee's right arm was caught in the conveyor and suffered multiple fractures.
2019-05-19	Cleveland	Ohio	Norm King Construction, Inc	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was erecting a scaffold and fell approximately eight feet to the ground when a plank broke. The employee suffered a chipped bone in his shoulder.
2019-05-19	Cleveland	Ohio	West Roofing Systems Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee had climbed a ladder and unsecured the top of the ladder from the building so that it could be lowered when he fell from the ladder to the ground below fracturing a hip, ankle and heel.
2019-05-16	Cleveland	Ohio	Sifco Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a rotary furnace and caught their left index finger in a pulley under the furnace. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-05-09	Cleveland	Ohio	DON WARTKO CONSTRUCTION INC.	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level
The injured employee was watching another employee utilize a drill reamer. The injured employee slipped or fell into the hole being reamed and contacted the drill reamer. The employee suffered a foot amputation.
2019-04-25	Cleveland	Texas	UNION TANK CAR COMPANY	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was fixing an airline utilizing a lift. He fell over the rail as he was repairing the airline with a pair of pliers and struck a tank car below. The employee fractured his pelvis.
2019-04-15	Cleveland	Ohio	Greater Cleveland Habitate for Humanity	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on an A-frame ladder, trying to unjam a garage door, when he slipped and fell backwards, landing about 4 feet below on his back. He suffered a broken pelvis.
2019-04-08	Cleveland	Ohio	NORTHEAST OHIO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM	Thigh(s)	Fall while sitting
An employee's motorized wheelchair rolled out from under him and he fell to the sidewalk, suffering a broken femur.
2019-04-03	Cleveland	Georgia	Cobb-Vatress, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing a bearing assembly on the outside of a weighted feed bin. After repairs were completed, the employee was putting the completed assembly back into the feeder housing when the feeder coil suddenly retracted into the feeder housing. His finger was pinched between the bearing cap and the feeder housing, resulting in a partial amputation and open fracture to the left middle finger. The motor on the feed bin was locked out at the time.
2019-03-26	Cleveland	Ohio	PREMIUM METALS, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was banding coil when it fell over and hit his leg, causing lacerations.
2019-03-26	Cleveland	Ohio	Universal Intermodal Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was repairing a door on a shipping container. A 4-by-4 piece of lumber, being used to brace the door, fell onto the employee's right hand. He suffered a partial amputation to the right ring fingertip.
2019-03-26	Cleveland	Ohio	TRC Companies	Face	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On March 26, 2019, an employee slipped down an embankment, hitting a post and suffering fractures to the face.
2019-03-21	Cleveland	Ohio	U.S. Cotton, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's left index finger was amputated as he was troubleshooting a machine. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time, and was running.
2019-03-19	Cleveland	Ohio	Continental Business Enterprises, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a 105-ton press. The press caught the employee's right hand, causing the partial amputation of the middle and index fingertips.
2019-03-15	Cleveland	Ohio	Strano Construction, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading glass shower door panels (3 feet x 7 feet), when the pile (approximately 20) fell on him, breaking both of his ankles.
2019-03-07	Cleveland	Ohio	CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At about 6:00 p.m. on March 7, 2019, an employee was performing preventive maintenance on fans/belts on the HVAC system. He was working on a vertical stack of components that included four belts, working from top to bottom. The bottom belt pulled in his left hand, causing the partial amputation of three fingers. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-05	Cleveland	Ohio	I. Schumann & Co.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a dipper (a 5-foot pole with a cup) to retrieve molten metal from a gas rotary furnace. The metal splashed him, setting his cotton overalls on fire and causing burns to the left side of his torso and left arm.
2019-03-03	Cleveland	Texas	Walmart store #249	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing two stock carts. The carts collided when a customer walked into the employee's path resulting in amputation of the employee's fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-28	Cleveland	Ohio	FPT CLEVELAND, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was walking near a magnetic crane in a mill grade busheling area. A pin was coming loose and the crane had to set the load down. The crane's magnet then swung across the ground, striking the employee in the leg and knocking him to the ground. His ankle was broken.
2019-02-25	Cleveland	Ohio	OCP Contractors	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving a plastic bead box weighing about 5 pounds. He tripped over a pipe stub and fell, landing on his tape measure. He suffered a broken left leg that required surgery.
2019-02-15	Cleveland	Ohio	PRESRITE CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting steel stock on a shear machine. The stock kicked back when it got to the end of the steel bar and pushed the employee's right index finger into the machine's pinch roller. The employee suffered a partial fingertip amputation.
2019-02-08	Cleveland	Ohio	BrandSafway Services, LLC	Brain	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A crew was dismantling a hoist on the exterior of a building when one of the turnbuckle ties snapped at the eye where it was bolted into the mast. The mast which weighs approximately 100 lbs. and measures approximately 10.5 feet swung down approximately 4-5 feet and struck an employee on the back of his head. The employee was hospitalized with skull fractures and hemorrhaging.
2019-02-07	Cleveland	Ohio	Sunbelt Rentals Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was picking up a man lift from a job site. He was operating the lift inside the man basket and driving it up onto his truck. About halfway up the truck's ramp, the lift lost traction, slid off the ramp, and tipped over. The employee was tied off inside the basket and the fall was approximately 3 to 4 feet to the pavement. He suffered a fractured left femur and dislocated right shoulder, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-01-30	Cleveland	Ohio	United States Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was making a delivery, slipped on ice and fell onto a customer's driveway. The employee suffered a fractured left hip.
2019-01-22	Cleveland	Ohio	Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
On 1/22/2019, an employee fell to the ground in the parking garage and broke his hip, requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-17	Cleveland	Ohio	Dayton Freight Lines, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving steel flat bars from the forks of a forklift by hand when the material shifted and caught the employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-01-11	Cleveland	Ohio	WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an 8-foot A-frame ladder to pull stock from the shelves in the back room. The employee fell from the ladder from an unknown height and hit the floor, lacerating her hand and injuring her back. She was hospitalized.
2019-01-07	Cleveland	Ohio	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking on the top floor of a parking garage, an employee slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right leg.
2018-09-19	Cleveland	Ohio	Jasmine Distributing Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was preparing a bread machine when the blade cycled, causing an amputation to his right index fingertip. The machine was not guarded.
2018-09-17	Cleveland	Ohio	Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down a stairwell when she tripped and fell down 10 steps. She suffered a subdermal hematoma.
2018-09-15	Cleveland	Texas	Tutle & Tutle Trucking, Inc.	Buttock(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was unhooking a tractor trailer in a parking lot. The employee fell and was impaled by a piece of rebar. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-13	Cleveland	Ohio	Flow Polymers, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 13, 2018, an employee was attempting to clear a jam in an automated rubber cutter when the cutter lacerated his right index finger. The rubber cutter was guarded and running at the time of the incident.
2018-09-10	Cleveland	Ohio	Pound for Pound Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On September 10, 2018, a truck driver was helping unload steel rolls from a flatbed truck. When the chain supporting the rolls was removed, a roll came loose from the stack and fell onto the employee's leg. The employee suffered a fractured wrist and an above-knee amputation of the left leg.