Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-04-06	Gering	Ne	Prime Metal Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was dumping scraps of sheet metal into a waste bin. He was retrieving some pieces of metal from the hopper when they lacerated his left index and middle fingers.
2021-04-05	Kettering	Oh	Dependable Awning, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder to install an awning on the second floor of a residential building. The ladder tilted and the employee fell, striking another ladder before landing on their own ladder in a mulch bed. The employee suffered broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a broken and dislocated finger, a hairline leg fracture, a head wound, and overall contusions.
2021-01-06	Kettering	Oh	Tenneco	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
During a training session, an employee was tearing down parts on a strut machine when they amputated their right index finger.
2020-10-16	Kettering	Oh	CVS Store #3420	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
While walking into work, an employee stepped into a mulched area that was lower than the lip of the concrete sidewalk. The employee tripped on the lip of the sidewalk and fell, sustaining a broken pelvis.
2020-08-30	Kettering	Oh	Ox Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a wet floor, suffering a broken hip.
2020-07-08	Pickerington	Ohio	Kroger Store #538	Ear(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pallet of product with a power jack. After the pallet jack was removed from the pallet, the pallet of product became unstable and cases of product fell onto the employee, injuring one of the employee's ears.
2020-03-10	Kettering	Ohio	Kettering Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying lab supplies through a lab. The employee tripped over a table leg and fell, suffering a hip injury.
2020-02-23	Pickerington	Ohio	Cracker Barrel	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While climbing a fixed ladder to access the roof, an employee slipped and fell 6 to 7 feet and landed on the floor, sustaining a lower back injury.
2020-01-30	Gering	Nebraska	Wenger Manufacturing	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was loading ductwork onto a flatbed trailer when the sliding gate pinched the employee's right middle finger, causing a partial amputation to the fingertip.
2019-06-30	Kettering	Ohio	Heartland of Kettering	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet bathroom floor and the left side of her stomach struck a trash can and the floor. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-06-29	Kettering	Ohio	Thirty43 by the Greene	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee heard a loud noise coming from the pool pumps. During the employee's investigation of the noise, the pump exploded and trichloroisocyanuric acid splashed onto the employee's face, neck, and chest causing chemical burns.
2018-09-27	Kettering	Ohio	Kettering Adventist Healthcare	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting tissue blocks on a microtome machine when the employee's right index finger became stuck in the blade, amputating the fingertip.
2018-08-17	Gering	Nebraska	Midwest Auto Supply, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was clearing a shelf when an air bag unit was knocked off the shelf, struck a car battery, and deployed, striking and fracturing the employee's lower leg.
2017-05-16	Gering	Nebraska	Kelley Bean Co.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stacking bags of beans in a railcar and was standing on them when the stack shifted and he fell to the railcar floor. He suffered a lacerated forehead and fractured right wrist, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2017-04-21	Erin	Tennessee	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on the bottom step of a customer's residence while delivering a package. The employee fell and fractured her left ankle in three places.
2016-10-10	Kettering	Ohio	Kroger	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was unloading a truck using a pallet jack. The employee's foot was caught between the pallet he was moving and a stationary pallet resulting in a broken left ankle.
2016-08-30	Kettering	Ohio	Gudenkauf	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting pipe duct material with a knife and suffered cuts to the arm.
2016-08-30	Pickerington	Ohio	Kroger	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking down the stairs and tripped and fell breaking a leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-02-01	Merino	Colorado	Wisdom Rides, Inc	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
In February 2016, an employee was injured while repairing a loader. The loader was turned on and the employee tripped and fell into the moving parts. The employee sustained two broken bones and skin lacerations on the left arm.
2016-01-20	Kettering	Ohio	Goodwill Easter Seals	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over the edge of a skid and fractured his knee cap.
2016-01-12	Kettering	Ohio	Kettering Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell while walking on the loading dock, breaking the left hip.
2016-01-11	Gering	Nebraska	R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to remove a metal piece from the punch/iron-work machine when the machine cycled and amputated his left index fingertip.
2015-09-28	Kettering	Ohio	Mound Laser & Photonics Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
A worker poured isopropyl alcohol into an acid waste container, causing a reaction that produced acid gas. An employee working in an adjacent room was overcome by the vapors and suffered restricted breathing, requiring hospitalization.
2015-09-01	Kettering	Ohio	Tenneco	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a broach machine. The machine cycled while his hand was inside, amputating his three right-hand middle fingers. The machine guard was not in place at the time of the incident.
2015-07-15	Kettering	Ohio	Tenneco Inc.	Foot (feet)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee operating a tube mill machine received an impalement injury to his left foot by the scratch brush rod. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2015-05-19	Kettering	Ohio	Siemens Building Technology	Knee(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about May 19, 2015, an employee exiting a roof onto a ladder was impaled in the back of the knee by a lightning rod.
2015-01-13	Kettering	Ohio	Stonebridge Apartment Homes	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on the ice. The employee is hospitalized and awaiting surgery for a broken ankle.