Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-11 | South Euclid | Oh | Aero Controlex Group | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On November 11, 2021, an employee was performing die setup on a hydraulic press. The employee loaded dies into the press and actuated it to verify proper die alignment. The upper and lower dies made contact resulting in die failure. Fragments of the die struck the employee's hand causing a severe laceration and fracture to their index finger. In addition, fragments of metal were embedded into both hands of the employee's hands. There was no machine guarding in place and energy control was not pe | |||||
2020-06-29 | Euclid | Ohio | The Lanly Company | Forearm(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was moving steel in a bin. A piece shifted and severely cut his left forearm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-24 | Euclid | Ohio | Pollak Distributors, Inc. | Head and trunk | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing in the parking lot when a truck backed up and struck him. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture and broken ribs. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Euclid | Ohio | Kelly Steel Erectors, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was using a powder-actuated decking tool when the pin caught the edge of a beam flange, causing the washer on the deck pin to shear off and lacerate the employee's right eye. | |||||
2018-06-11 | Euclid | Ohio | Relmec Mechanical LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
The injured employee was working in the GE plant purging the gas in the building. Work in a 4-foot pit had just been completed and the diamond floor plating over the top of the pit was replaced incorrectly. As the injured employee was walking to check the valve, he fell through the floor plating over the pit. The injured employee sustained a right leg laceration on the corner of the plate. | |||||
2018-05-12 | Euclid | Ohio | Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On 5/12/2018, an employee tripped over an equipment cord while assisting a patient in the emergency room. The employee fell to the ground and broke a leg, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-01-04 | Euclid | Ohio | H.C. Starck Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was polishing a metal bar on a manual lathe with an emery cloth when the cloth became caught around the rotating bar, consecutively catching the employee's glove. The lathe was rotating at 566 rpm at the time of the incident. The employee's right index finger was amputated to the first knuckle. | |||||
2017-03-30 | Euclid | Ohio | E. A. Renfroe & Company Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on the roof inspecting it for an insurance claim, slipped and fell off the roof resulting in broken wrists and vertebrae. | |||||
2017-03-14 | Euclid | Ohio | Stamco Industries, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was hand clearing parts from a machine press. The manufactured part from the last cycle got stuck to the upper part of the die. When the employee went to reach for the part, it fell and struck his left middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation. The part weighed approximately 21 lbs. | |||||
2016-10-19 | South Euclid | Ohio | Unversity Suburban Health Center | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was hospitalized for respiratory issues after working in the building throughout the day while the elevator was painted from the roof of the building. The paint fumes were pulled into the building via the ventilation system. | |||||
2016-09-26 | Euclid | Ohio | Greg Neurohr | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting a masonry block when the saw bounced off the block, kicked back, and cut his collarbone. | |||||
2016-08-04 | Euclid | Ohio | Home Depot | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was moving a ladder out of the path of a lift truck operator when the lift truck ran over the employee's left foot, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2015-12-08 | Euclid | Ohio | Hose Master LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a corrugator when a piece of metal lacerated the employee's arm as it moved forward during the manufacturing process. The employee required surgery. |