Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Columbus	Oh	Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 17, 2021, an employee was attempting to clean glue off a laminating machine roller. The employee's hand became caught in the roller, resulting in burns and fractures to the employee's hand.
2021-11-11	Columbus	Ks	CALIBRATED FORMS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a paper jam in a printing press. The press caught his left hand and amputated the tufts of the index and middle fingers.
2021-10-28	Columbus	Oh	GCS Water Purification LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On October 28, 2021, an employee was installing a water pump when it fell on his leg. The leg was broken.
2021-10-20	Columbus	Ga	Aludyne Georgia Machining, LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working near a manlift in a melt department when they were struck by the manlift, resulting in a displaced fracture of the second metatarsal bone on the right foot, as well as a closed fracture of the right tibia and fibula.
2021-10-20	Columbus	Oh	Forterra Pipe & Precast	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a crane operator lower a 72-inch concrete pipe form and place it into a pipe machine. The employee's left middle and ring fingers were caught and severely lacerated/abraded between the form and the machine.
2021-10-18	Columbus	Ga	JM Painting & Construction Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on stairs in an apartment building when they slipped and fell down the stairs, hitting their head on the concrete floor and resulting in a concussion.
2021-10-17	Columbus	Oh	Anheuser-Busch	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing logs into the pasteurizer bottom deck with their left hand, while their right hand was on the track on a plastic sliding door. As the employee was finishing up the task, the plastic sliding door moved, scraping the right little finger that was in the track and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-11	Columbus	Oh	Elford Construction	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was coming down a 10-foot step ladder. She fell at the last rung, landing on her right knee and suffering a broken kneecap.
2021-10-01	Columbus	Oh	WF Automotive of Columbus, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was assisting a co-worker in removing the center bolt from the strut cap of a strut/spring assembly while the assembly was mounted and compressed on a spring compressor tool. When the bolt was free, the strut cap flew up and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a fractured septum and cheekbone, as well as a laceration on the upper-left cheek.
2021-09-23	Columbus	Oh	Shell	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was traveling for business. He had departed a customer location and stopped at the gas station to refuel his vehicle. He was assaulted and car-jacked at gunpoint by three assailants. The employee was hospitalized with bleeding between the brain and skull, and also required stitches to his lip.
2021-09-23	Columbus	Oh	Solstice Sleep Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On September 23, 2021, an employee was assisting the operation of the horizontal band saw with the carousel bun loader. The employee was manually pushing the carousel wheel that was stuck and not engaged on the drive wheel when their right little finger became caught in between the bottom of the carousel frame and the guide wheel pinch point resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-21	Columbus	Oh	Superior Production Partnership LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee had been operating a palm station on a press. He was placing parts on a table when another part fell from the table to the floor. The employee then went around to pick up the part. His hand was positioned in the die space of another press when that press cycled. The employee sustained partial amputations to the ring and little fingers on his left hand.
2021-09-20	Columbus	Oh	Sterling Paper Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was pulling cartons of paper product from a skid located on the ground when a second skid of cartons fell and struck the employee on the right side of his chest, knocking him to the floor and resulting in a chest injury.
2021-09-13	Columbus	Oh	Ace Iron & Metal Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of copper. The cutting shear caught the employee's left glove and amputated the tip of the employee's thumb.
2021-09-12	Columbus	Oh	U.S. Postal Service	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing a belt on a machine as part of preventive maintenance. He put the machine in "Test" mode to make an adjustment to one of the sprockets. A chain caught the employee's left thumb and pulled it into a sprocket, causing an amputation of 2 cm. of the thumb.
2021-09-06	Columbus	Oh	Mother Angeline McCrory Manor	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee opened a dryer to take clothes out and her finger got caught in the machine, likely the dryer's door. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.
2021-08-29	Columbus	Oh	Plaskolite, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on an extruder barrel heater when he contacted a 480-volt terminal. He suffered an electrical burn to the right little finger.
2021-08-26	Columbus	Ms	AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repositioning a tool that was on a forklift when their right little finger was pinched between the tool and the forklift, resulting in an amputation just past the fingernail.
2021-08-20	Columbus	Oh	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
At 7:24 p.m. on August 20, 2021, an employee tripped and fell over a pallet of product at a warehouse. He cut his ankle, then tripped and fell again while standing up, suffering open fractures to the tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-16	Columbus	Ne	Rutjens Construction, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was pushing pipe casing with a detached, 24-inch backhoe bucket when the bucket rolled down the hill and struck the employee, resulting in broken ribs.
2021-08-15	Columbus	Oh	Panera Bread FDF	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee pulled his truck into a return lot, got out, and was robbed and beaten with a 2-by-4 by one or two assailants. He suffered a skull fracture on the left side, fractures to the eye orbits, and a fractured collarbone, as well as bruising to the mouth.
2021-08-11	Columbus	Oh	Burlington	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a rack of clothes when it fell over. It landed on the employee, who suffered a broken pelvis and femur. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-08-06	Columbus	Oh	Coulter Ventures, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving a chain on a laser CNC machine. When he pulled the chain toward the sprocket, his left ring finger was caught in the nip point of the chain/socket assembly. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
2021-08-03	Columbus	Oh	The Davey Tree Expert Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was string-trimming around a ground cover. Hornets, coming from a nest in the ground cover, stung the employee multiple times. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-28	Columbus	Tx	KW International	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder from a platform on a pressure vessel. The employee fell at the second rung of the ladder, landing on the floor and suffering a broken left elbow. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-08	Columbus	Oh	Beneleaves, Limited	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting up the short path wiped film distillation machine and suffered a hand injury that resulted in an amputation to their left index finger.
2021-07-05	Columbus	Oh	Buckeye Body and Equipment (Buckeye Truck Equipment Inc)	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped on a grated metal step while entering a truck cab. The employee fell to the parking lot surface and suffered a compound fracture to the left ankle.
2021-06-24	Columbus	Oh	Miles-McClellan Construction	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was dismantling scaffolding when they fell to the ground below, resulting in fractures to both wrists.
2021-06-24	Columbus	Oh	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was hoisting material onto a rack when the hoist's mandrel became caught on the rack. The employee thought the material was in place and was attempting to unhook the chain from the hoist when their left index finger became caught in the lifting chain/hook, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-10	Columbus	Oh	Keystone Granite And Tile - Quartz Countertops Columbus	Skull	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was helping move lumber to a dumpster. The employee struck a 2-by-4, which broke the employee's skull at the right temple.
2021-06-09	Columbus	Oh	Americold Logistics, LLC	Wrist(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was training to use a forklift. While the forklift was turning, the employee's left arm was caught between it and a rack. The employee suffered a broken wrist and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-06-05	Columbus	Oh	DeBra-Kuempel	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the four belt blower motor of an air handling unit. The belts rotated and the employee's left index finger was caught in the unit resulting in an amputation to the finger.
2021-05-28	Columbus	Oh	Central Transport	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was scanning freight on a forklift through the mast of the lift and bumped the mast lever. The employee's right arm was caught by the mast resulting in a forearm fracture that required surgery.
2021-05-22	Columbus	Oh	Charter Communications, LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was descending a ladder that was positioned against a gutter. The ladder slid on the gutter and the employee fell onto concrete pavers about 10 feet below, landing on and breaking their arm.
2021-05-18	Columbus	Oh	Nationwide Children's Hospital	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was leaving work and walking to her car when she slipped down steps and fell onto the concrete below, resulting in a fractured right wrist and left knee.
2021-05-10	Columbus	Oh	FedEx Ground	Ankle(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee stepped out of a delivery truck via the driver's side door and suffered a broken ankle as he stepped onto the pavement. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-05-06	Columbus	Oh	MCCONNELL HEART HEALTH CENTER	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking from a hospital to a health center when the employee tripped and fell, resulting in a broken tibia.
2021-04-28	Columbus	Tx	Drymalla Construction Company	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was walking toward the back of a truck to grab a pair of gloves. Scrap iron was being unloaded from a trailer attached to the truck. A piece of angle iron fell from the trailer and struck the employee on the forehead, causing internal bleeding.
2021-04-24	Columbus	Oh	Allied Universal	Multiple head locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
The security officer was working at a bus station when a bus driver stopped and asked for assistance. The officer asked a passenger to leave the bus and the passenger assaulted the officer, resulting in a fractured nose, concussion, and a laceration above left eyebrow.
2021-04-19	Columbus	Oh	Local Waste Services	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was sitting in the cab of a truck that was backing up. When the truck stopped, the employee stepped out of the truck and the truck pulled forward, running over his foot. The employee required surgery for an injury to the foot.
2021-04-04	Columbus	Oh	Engineered Profiles, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On April 4, 2021, an employee was cleaning dust off a planer machine when their glove was caught in the machine, pulling in their hand and amputating the left middle finger.
2021-04-02	Columbus	Oh	Wendy's	Multiple body parts	Fall while sitting
An employee fell from a chair. The employee's right arm struck a safe mounted to the floor, and the employee suffered injuries to the right arm, lower back, and right hip.
2021-04-01	Columbus	Oh	UHC of S.E. Ohio	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was moving a refrigerator by hand on an unguarded loft and fell 9 feet onto concrete, resulting in fractures to the ankle, tibia, and heel.
2021-03-26	Columbus	Oh	Champion Strapping Products, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unpacking coils of steel when a coil fell on their left foot resulting in a crushing injury.
2021-03-18	Columbus	Ga	AUTONATION, INC.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working under the dashboard of a vehicle with a sharp pick tool. The tool slipped from his hand and lacerated his right eye.
2021-03-03	Columbus	Oh	International Technical Coatings, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working inside a paint line washer. The employee was walking on a walkway when he slipped and his left leg fell into a wash tank containing 160-degree water. He suffered a third-degree burn from the knee down and was hospitalized, requiring skin graft surgery.
2021-02-22	Columbus	Oh	Estes Express Line	Forearm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when the forklift struck a dock wall, resulting in a fractured forearm.
2021-02-22	Columbus	Oh	Ohio Health Doctors Hospital	Lumbar region	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a lower back strain while moving a hospital patient in bed.
2021-02-19	Columbus	Oh	Hilton Columbus Downtown	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a kitchen floor, resulting in a knee injury that required hospitalization.
2021-02-07	Columbus	Oh	Big Lots, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was making a turn while driving a dock truck when it collided with the fork of a parked dock truck, resulting in a broken left ankle.
2021-02-06	Columbus	Oh	United States Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was delivering a parcel when they slipped on black ice on a driveway and fell, resulting in a fractured right fibula.
2021-02-02	Columbus	Oh	Werner Enterprises	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was assisting other drivers place trailer jacks under trailers. While pushing a jack stand under the nose of a trailer, the employee slipped on snow and ice on the ground and fell. The jack stand then tipped over, landing on the employee's left hand and fracturing the middle and index fingers.
2021-02-01	Columbus	Oh	I.H. Schlezinger, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving railroad cars with a bulldozer so the operator could finish loading them. The employee got off the bulldozer to adjust railcar couplers. One of the railcars moved and the employee was pinched between railcar couplers. The employee sustained a fracture to the left pelvic area and torn ligaments in the left leg and left hip.
2021-01-25	Columbus	Oh	ASC, INC. AKA AY MANUFACTURING, LTD.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking away from her car after parking it. She slipped on black ice and fell fracturing her left tibia.
2021-01-25	Columbus	Oh	EMSI, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee exited their work vehicle, slipped on the icy parking lot, and fell. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-01-24	Columbus	Oh	Nationwide Childrens Hospital	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from a hospital to a parking garage when they slipped and fell on a sidewalk, resulting in a fractured tibia. Freezing rain was present during the incident.
2021-01-16	Columbus	Ne	Alpha Media	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was doing a live broadcast at a car wash when she tripped on a cement junction box and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a nosebleed, a small cut on her nose, and a broken elbow.
2021-01-14	Columbus	Oh	Posada Drywall Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was taping drywall from a small scaffold. The employee fell from the scaffold to the ground about 3 feet below. The employee's head struck the ground, causing a possible concussion.
2020-10-19	Columbus	Oh	Saucy Brew Works	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping unload boxes from a box truck. The employee climbed onto the lift gate to grab a box then slipped and fell 3 to 4 feet to the pavement, hitting their head. It was raining at the time. The employee sustained lacerations and a fracture to the back of the skull, swelling of the brain, and a possible concussion.
2020-10-15	Columbus	Ms	International Paper Columbus Mill	Leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance on a walkway above a tank that contained hot water (212 degrees). Rising steam caused second degree burns to the employee's leg.
2020-10-15	Columbus	Oh	MILLWOOD, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam in the stacker/sorter. The machine activated, causing the stack of pallets to rise and amputate the employee's right thumb. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2020-10-13	Columbus	Oh	Forjak Industrial	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee had been media blasting for about an hour. Due to a clog, the employee lost control of the blasting nozzle. The employee's left hand slid in front of the blasting nozzle and the garnet sand used for media blasting went into the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized and their left thumb required a skin graft.
2020-10-05	Columbus	Oh	LSI ADL Technology Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking out of an office, tripped over a box on the floor and fell. The employee was hospitalized for a hip fracture requiring surgery.
2020-09-26	Columbus	Oh	Good Home Maintenance, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing cement board siding from a stepladder. The employee fell 8-9 feet from the ladder, suffering several broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2020-09-18	Columbus	Oh	Jolly Roofing	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a fixed ladder attached to a building, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to a wrist and hip that required surgery.
2020-09-17	Columbus	Oh	Engineered Profiles, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting scrap with a vertical bandsaw when the back of the employee's hand contacted the blade and was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-12	Columbus	Oh	Ace Iron & Metal	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding metal into a shear. The shear activated and closed on the employee's left thumb, amputating it.
2020-09-06	Columbus	Oh	Homewatch Caregivers	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While making a client's bed, an employee tripped over the foot rest of a wheelchair and fell resulting in a broken hip. The employee's shoulder and knee were also injured.
2020-09-04	Columbus	Oh	Big Lots	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing next to a golf cart when it was struck by a high lift fork truck. The golf cart then struck the employee in the upper thigh, causing internal bleeding and possibly deep bruising.
2020-08-27	Columbus	Ne	Behlen Manufacturing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left hand was caught in a rolling mill. Two-thirds of the employee's middle and ring fingers were amputated.
2020-08-27	Columbus	Oh	Ezzo Sausage Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated two fingers while operating a slicer machine.
2020-08-25	Columbus	Ga	AutoZone Stores LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was walking toward a counter in a store. A member of the public stabbed the employee in the back multiple times with a knife.
2020-08-21	Columbus	Ne	Pillen Family Farms Transport, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a four-wheeler when it hit a ditch and rolled over. The employee's lower right leg was broken.
2020-08-14	Columbus	Ga	Walmart Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was doing an inventory check. He stepped onto an L-cart to check the second shelf, then fell to the concrete floor and struck his head. He suffered a brain bleed and lost consciousness.
2020-08-07	Columbus	Oh	Carr Supply	Leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping through a metal rack when the rack lacerated the employee's leg, requiring hospitalization.
2020-08-04	Columbus	Ne	HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a sheet of plywood. The plywood fell onto a drive plate, which then struck the top of his foot and broke it.
2020-08-03	Columbus	Oh	Tradesmen International	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting the edge off a 2-by-4 using a handheld circular saw. The guard caught and the saw cut the employee's left thumb, breaking a metacarpal and causing arterial bleeding.
2020-07-20	Columbus	Ohio	XPO Logistics	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was walking in the facility when they stepped in front of a traveling powered industrial truck (PIT). The PIT stopped abruptly and stretch-wrapped barrels of product rolled forward off the forks and contacted the employee. The injured employee was knocked to the floor and sustained a fracture to the pelvis and left wrist.
2020-06-27	Columbus	Ohio	Charter Communications	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
On June 27, 2020, an employee was working from a ladder at a customer's home. The ladder slid down the cable strand and the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg, a chipped heel, and a broken shoulder.
2020-06-25	Columbus	Ohio	UPS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was about to move a cart that was blocking an automated guided vehicle from its designated stop. The cart started to move and the employee's finger against a pole, amputating the underside of the finger.
2020-06-25	Columbus	Ohio	COLUMBUS MACHINE WORKS	Lower leg(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was using air to pressure test a tank. The tank burst and a piece of the tank struck the employee in the left shin and fractured the lower leg.
2020-06-20	Columbus	Ohio	Kroger #598	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over a step stool while getting product off a shelf, suffering a broken right hip.
2020-06-08	Columbus	Ohio	ARMSTRONG STEEL ERECTORS, INC.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was preparing to install a piece of steel angle iron when it fell from the top flange of a beam, striking the employee and causing a shoulder injury that required surgery.
2020-05-28	Columbus	Ohio	Rumpke	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the rear step of a rear-loading trash truck. The truck hit a bump and the employee fell off the step, suffering multiple lacerations, contusions, road rash, and a broken arm and nose.
2020-05-26	Columbus	Ohio	Distinctive Surfaces	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a cart between buildings. The cart got stuck, then fell over onto the employee's right leg and broke it.
2020-05-22	Columbus	Wisconsin	Fromm Family Foods, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a rag to clean a conveyor belt on a bag flattener. The employee's arms were pulled into the nip point between the belt and an idler pulley, causing arm contusions, abrasions, and potential soft tissue damage.
2020-05-21	Columbus	Texas	Capital Land & Livestock Trucks, Inc.	Skull	Trampled by or stepped on by animal
An employee was herding cattle onto a truck when a calf broke away and ran over the employee. The employee suffered a fractured skull.
2020-05-13	Columbus	Ohio	International Technical Coatings, Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up a fence line machine. A moving part of the machine pinned the employee's knees together at the exit table, breaking the employee's right leg and causing nerve damage.
2020-05-07	Columbus	Ohio	Stephens Pipe and Steel	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee had just delivered a 30-foot cantilever gate. He began re-strapping his remaining load while others unloaded the gate. The gate slipped out of the forks of a skid steer, tipped over, and struck the employee's legs from behind. Both his ankles were broken and he was hospitalized.
2020-05-05	Columbus	Georgia	Buffalo Rock Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped in loose gravel while walking across a parking lot. The employee fell, suffering a broken hip and a twisted ankle.
2020-04-24	Columbus	Ohio	Quality Design Services, Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a new conveyor. While he was sitting on it, two of its wires were reconnected and the conveyor activated. He traveled on the conveyor for about 6 feet; a cross brace struck his back, injuring it.
2020-04-06	Columbus	Ohio	UPS	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was hooking a tractor up to a trailer when the entire unit began to roll. The employee tried to stop the unit with a hammer, but was injured by the tractor trailer. The employee sustained abrasions and cuts to the chest, abdomen, right hand, foot, and ankle.
2020-04-04	Columbus	Ohio	Darden Restaurants	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was slicing potatoes. The slicing machine caught the employee's left hand, partially amputating the middle finger.
2020-04-03	Columbus	Nebraska	Eriksen Construction Company	Jaw, chin	Nonclassifiable
An employee was found laying unconscious next to a utility vehicle with a broken jaw and cuts to his lip and head.
2020-03-26	Columbus	Ohio	Allied Mineral Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was helping a forklift driver prepare 720-pound nose-blocks (slightly curved, cast cement blocks) for shipment when the forklift driver lowered the forks of the forklift, smashing the employee's thumb between the nose-block and the wood block and resulting in an amputation.
2020-03-23	Columbus	Ohio	Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had locked out a plastic bottle grinder and was clearing jammed material when a finger on his left hand was caught between two blades. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-03-19	Columbus	Georgia	Pratt & Whitney	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two maintenance employees were disconnecting utility lines to remove a large oven. The injured employee was lying on his right side applying a valve lock device beneath the oven when his coworker cut the compressed air line, releasing the residual air pressure and allowing the door to glide down and pin the employee to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with rib compression fractures.
2020-02-27	Columbus	Ohio	UPS	Neck and back	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on a tug and suffered injuries to his neck and lower back when the tug went under a belt.
2020-02-26	Columbus	Ohio	ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS, LLC.	Multiple head locations	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were in a scissor lift removing a plumbing piece from the side of a building. The lift moved unexpectedly in reverse instead of down and the injured employee struck his head on a structural beam on the side of the building. He bounced back and struck his head on the rail of the scissor lift. The injured employee was hospitalized for head and face injuries.
2020-02-25	Columbus	Ohio	UPS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing a CB antenna on the platform on the side of a tractor-trailer. As the employee descended the platform, he missed a step and fell to the ground onto his back. The employee sustained a back fracture requiring hospitalization.