Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-10	Elyria	Oh	Paradise Home Care LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
At 6:40 a.m. on October 10, 2021, an employee entered a client's bathroom, slipped on liquid and fell on the floor, suffering two broken bones under the right knee.
2021-06-22	Elyria	Oh	ZENITH SYSTEMS LLC	Multiple leg locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was pulling a stack of sheet rock that was leaning against a wall to look at a low-voltage telecommunication box. The stack of drywall fell and broke the employee's upper right leg and lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-04-30	Elyria	Oh	Dayton Freight Lines, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On April 30, 2021, an employee was folding back a dock leveler after making a delivery. The lip plate did not automatically fold down when the push button was used, so the employee used their hand to push it down. The lip plate snapped downward all at once, and the three middle fingers on the employee's right hand were crushed.
2021-03-23	Elyria	Oh	Stanley Engineered Fastening	Foot (feet)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee got off a forklift, which then moved forward. Its fork pinched the employee's foot against a pallet shrink wrapper, breaking the foot.
2020-03-21	Elyria	Ohio	RAM Construction Services of Michigan	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was carrying plywood on the jobsite and fell through a hole in the parking structure. The employee fell 9 feet to the level below, sustaining injuries to the leg, head, and back.
2019-06-20	Elyria	Ohio	ELYRIA FOUNDRY COMPANY LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was mounting/installing a motor into place when the motor shifted and his finger became pinched between the motor and the wall of the machine. He broke his left index finger.
2019-02-19	Elyria	Ohio	Nesco Resource	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On February 19, 2019, an employee slipped on ice while walking to a building. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and was hospitalized.
2018-07-20	Elyria	Ohio	Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On July 19, 2018, an employee was changing a sprocket wheel on a cold-forming header machine when the sprocket wheel turned and pinched his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-14	Elyria	Ohio	UNITED INITIATORS, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On May 12, 2018, an employee was stepping off the side platform on the passenger side of a yard truck when his right leg struck against the metal step, fracturing his tibia. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-09	Elyria	Ohio	Perry Fiberglass Products, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On April 9, 2018, an employee was cutting fiberglass with a right angle grinder when the grinder kicked back, catching and lacerating the employee's right hand between the thumb and index finger. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.
2018-03-19	Elyria	Ohio	Cascade Manager Service, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On March 19, 2018, at approximately 5:41 a.m., an employee was stocking shelves while standing on two milk crates that were stacked on top of each other. The employee fell off the top milk crate and struck the bottom crate with their chest, suffering cracked ribs and a lung contusion. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-30	Elyria	Ohio	Life Care Centers of America	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
On August 30, 2017, an employee was painting from an extension ladder when the ladder slipped out and the employee fell, breaking the left arm and leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-15	Elyria	Ohio	NELSON STUD WELDING	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 15, 2017, an employee was placing two ends of steel wire in a machine to be welded together when the hydraulic clamp used to hold two ends of a wire together caught and amputated the employee's left ring and pinky fingertips.
2017-07-18	Elyria	Ohio	Carter Lumber	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was wiping debris from the bottom of a bundle of lumber when the bundle shifted and pinched the employee's left middle finger, amputating the distal tip.
2017-04-19	Elyria	Ohio	ALCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 19, 2017, an employee suffered a hand degloving after it was caught in the point of operation of a milling machine during a maintenance activity.
2017-01-07	Elyria	Ohio	PNC Bank	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On January 7, 2017, an employee slipped and fell while leaving the breakroom, fracturing her right femur.
2016-08-08	Elyria	Ohio	Ohio Carbon Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about August 8, 2016, an employee attempted to wipe away dust near the pinch point on a press machine. The press came down and amputated the employee's right thumb tip.
2016-07-28	Elyria	Ohio	Republic Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee suffered a right ring finger amputation when the finger was caught between a large metal door on the back of a truck and a metal trash container.
2016-07-27	Elyria	Ohio	J.D. Williamson Construction CO.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping to unload crane when equipment came down on his right foot, breaking it.
2016-03-08	Elyria	Ohio	Nelson Tree Services Inc	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was using an aerial lift to trim trees. The foundation under the outriggers was soft/wet and could not support the weight of the lift in the extended position, causing the lift to tip over. The employee fell 30 to 45 feet from the lift and fractured the hip.
2016-01-31	Elyria	Ohio	Elyria Foundry Company LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
On January 31, 2016, an employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibia after falling into a pit in the foundry.
2015-10-26	Elyria	Ohio	Industrial Crane & Hoist Services Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On or about October 26, 2015, an employee sustained serious injuries to the left hand while working on a piece of industrial machinery resulting in multi-digit amputations.
2015-06-20	Elyria	Ohio	UNITED INITIATORS, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Nonvenomous insect bites
An employee was hospitalized after being bitten by an insect due to infection.
2015-05-18	Elyria	Ohio	LUCAS PLUMBING & HEATING, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On or about May 18, 2015, an employee became light-headed and "sick" after likely suffering from dehydration on the jobsite. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-04-04	Elyria	Ohio	Norlake Manufacturing Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about April 3, 2015, an employee was injured and hospitalized while using a winding machine. The bus bar caught the employee's jacket and pulled the employee into the winding coil, breaking the left arm in two places.
2015-03-04	Elyria	Ohio	QUALITY BLOW MOLDING INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On Monday, March 2, 2015, at approximately 7:00 pm, an employee was operating a blow molding machine. The employee reached past the guard, and the machine cycled and smashed four fingers on the employee's right hand. The employee sustained an amputation of the fourth digit, partial amputation of the fifth digit, and a full thickness burn to the right middle finger. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2015-02-16	Elyria	Ohio	CSM Bakery Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was trying to unplug the transfer line between the mixer and the packer. The machine was not locked-out. The employee reached a hand in and it amputated the index and middle finge tips on the right hand.