Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-08 | Delta | Oh | North Star Bluescope Steel, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On June 8, 2021, after operating a remote-control overhead crane in a steel-making plant, an employee became ill, suffering from leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat stress. | |||||
2021-01-23 | Delta | Oh | Schiltz Cranes, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment |
Two employees were removing a sheave cover on a 310-ton crane in order to reeve the hook block. The hook block was located on stands 7-8 feet above the ground. One employee was removing a sheave cover from above while the other was removing bolts from below. The employee below was struck by the sheave cover and sustained fractured vertebrae, a fractured right ankle, an injury to the ACL and patella on the left knee, as well as a dislocated hip. | |||||
2020-04-20 | Delta | Ohio | North Star Bluescope Steel, LLC | Foot (feet) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was cutting scrap material with a torch when the material shifted and struck the employee's right foot. The employee sustained a right foot laceration and fracture. | |||||
2020-03-04 | Delta | Ohio | AWL Transport, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee removed the tarp from a load on her truck, suffered a heart attack, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-16 | Delta | Ohio | Fulton County Processing, LTD. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was measuring a steel coil as it traveled down a roller conveyor when the employee's left index finger was pinched between the steel coil and the roller on the conveyor, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-06-15 | Delta | Colorado | Dillon Companies, LLC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was at a register when she tripped over a shopping hand basket on the floor, falling to the floor and fracturing her left knee. | |||||
2019-03-18 | Delta | Colorado | Walmart | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was unloading a tractor trailer, standing in the back with the door open. The trailer stopped and moved forward to realign; the employee fell out, suffering a dislocated tibia and a broken knee. | |||||
2018-08-08 | Delta | Colorado | WILLOW TREE CARE CENTER, INC. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was making a patient's bed when the employee's knee gave out. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken right hip, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-09-20 | Delta | Pennsylvania | Fortress Steel Services, Incorporated | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from the second step of a stair set he was assembling, sustaining two broken ankles and a broken tibia. | |||||
2017-04-10 | Delta | Colorado | Delta Building Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was removing cut lumber from a conveyor chain when their right pinky finger was caught between the sprocket and chain resulting in a partial amputation and hospitalization. | |||||
2016-09-14 | Delta | Ohio | Fulton Mill Services | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
On or about September 14, 2016, an employee shut down his drop ball crane and exited the cab when he heard a noise from the engine compartment. As he inspected the engine, the coolant line broke/displaced, spraying hot fluid on him. He suffered burns, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-09-13 | Delta | Pennsylvania | Chicago Bridge and Iron | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was sliding an industrial ladder off a truck when his left pinky finger was caught between the end of the ladder and his steel-tip boot, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
2016-08-04 | Delta | Ohio | Fulton County Processing | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was trapped under a coil of steel that fell on the employee's foot resulting in the amputation of his foot. | |||||
2016-02-17 | Delta | Ohio | JOB 1 USA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
On February 17, 2016, an employee was exiting a scissor lift when his finger became caught in a cable attached to a locking pin. The locking pin is used to hold a top rail into place at the end of the scissor lift. The employee's right ring finger was amputated down to the second knuckle. | |||||
2016-02-01 | Delta | Ohio | GLENN HUNTER & ASSOCIATES INC. | Foot (feet) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On February 1, 2016, an employee was performing maintenance on a crushing machine when the rotary blow bars spun and pinched the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with broken foot bones. | |||||
2015-07-29 | Delta | Pennsylvania | Exelon Generation LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee working South of Delta cooling tower was removing a 380 lb. stuffing box from packaging using a grove crane. The crane was not involved. As the employee was moving the stuffing box on the skid he pinched his left pinky between the box and the shipping crate amputating his left pinky tip. | |||||
2015-07-29 | Delta | Colorado | US Forrest Service | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was working on a wildlife habitat improvement project. While lifting a rock, he twisted and injured his back, requiring hospitalization. |