| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | Grove City | Oh | HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using an air powered spray gun to apply peelable paint to a unit when they dropped the spray gun. The employee tried to catch the spray gun and hit the trigger, causing it to spray through their glove and into their right thumb. | |||||
| 2021-09-20 | Grove City | Oh | Sherwin Williams | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a paint extruder machine when It began to gum up. Half an inch of his left thumb was amputated in an opening on the machine. | |||||
| 2021-09-13 | Grove City | Pa | GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a de-tensioner to loosen a bolt that was installed in a locomotive engine casing. The reaction arm slipped off the main bolt and caught the employee's hand against the engine block. The employee sustained fractured bones in the hand that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2021-07-16 | Grove City | Oh | Crown Lift Trucks Columbus | Forearm(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee had replaced a hydraulic hose on a forklift and was removing the blocks when a block kicked out. The mast and forks came down and struck him in the right forearm, cutting and fracturing the forearm. | |||||
| 2021-07-06 | Grove City | Fl | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An temporary employee was collecting a small bundle of yard waste from the curb and loading it into the rear hopper area of a sanitation truck. The packer panel was activated and the employee's left hand was caught by the panel and crushed. | |||||
| 2021-06-03 | Grove City | Oh | Halcore Group Inc. | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was moving grating onto a hole in a mezzanine floor when he fell feet-first through the hole to the concrete floor 10 feet below, resulting in three fractured vertebrae, a broken rib, and a concussion. | |||||
| 2021-05-20 | Grove City | Pa | Ward Trucking, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was moving freight inside a trailer for delivery. The employee fell off the truck's lift gate to the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae. | |||||
| 2021-02-19 | Grove City | Oh | Charter Communications LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was preparing to leave a job site and was picking up traffic cones when he slipped on black ice and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2021-01-26 | Grove City | Oh | Tigerpoly Manufacturing, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a rubber blow machine. The employee was clearing excess rubber at the top of the machine when it started. Its hydraulic piston struck the employee's right hand, causing three fractures. | |||||
| 2020-08-14 | Grove City | Oh | C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc. | Brain | Explosion |
| On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbon | |||||
| 2020-08-14 | Grove City | Oh | C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc. | Brain | Explosion |
| An employee was grinding/welding inside a tanker truck tank. An explosion blew out the aluminum head and it struck the employee, knocking the employee unconscious and causing a broken collarbone, broken ribs, and brain swelling. | |||||
| 2020-08-12 | Grove City | Pa | George Junior Republic | Skull | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| On 8/12/2020, an employee was meeting with a juvenile around 2030 hours. The juvenile became aggressive and the employee attempted to restrain them. The juvenile assaulted the employee, resulting in the employee's head hitting a chair. The employee was knocked unconscious and the juvenile continued to assault him. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture. | |||||
| 2020-03-27 | Grove City | Ohio | Port Logistics Group | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was driving a forklift in a warehouse. As he was backing up with a skid (wood pallet) load, the load caught on a beam post; his head hit the handle of the forklift and his abdomen hit the steering wheel. He suffered a vertical cut between his eyebrows, about 2-2.5 inches long, as well as an abdominal injury with possible internal bleeding. | |||||
| 2020-03-09 | Grove City | Ohio | Antonio Lopez Sanchez | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell off a scaffold while sanding drywall. The employee suffered a broken, leg, arm, and finger. | |||||
| 2020-02-14 | Grove City | Ohio | Eastern Truck and Trailer | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell from a scissor lift, landing about 10 feet below and suffering two broken ribs, a sprained ankle, and a sprained wrist. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-01-24 | Grove City | Ohio | Daily Services, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a reach truck when it collided with a support beam. The employee's left leg was pinned between the truck and the beam and was broken below the knee. | |||||
| 2019-07-24 | Grove City | Ohio | Nuway Incorporated | Lower leg(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was sitting in the cab of an excavator as employees were taking a trench box apart. A pin was pulled and the trench box's connecting bar went into the cab of the excavator, striking the employee's left leg and fracturing it below the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-05-09 | Grove City | Ohio | Walmart Stores Inc | Foot (feet) | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| An employee was adjusting freight in a trailer and suffered a compound fracture to the left foot. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-11 | Grove City | Ohio | Tire Discounters | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On February 11, 2019, an employee was helping put a vehicle onto the lift when their left index finger was caught between the lift and the vehicle and amputated below the nail bed. | |||||
| 2019-01-07 | Grove City | Ohio | Tiger Poly Mfg. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was on top of an injection molding machine, looking into the machine with a flashlight to find jammed material. The material splashed up onto the employee's face, neck, and arm, causing second- and third-degree burns. | |||||
| 2018-06-04 | Grove City | Ohio | Merrill Communications | Leg(s) | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was trying to stop a truck from driving away from the loading dock with an item left inside the trailer. The employee jumped from the loading dock to the ground about three feet below and fractured the left leg. | |||||
| 2018-04-15 | Grove City | Ohio | Walmart Stores Inc | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| An employee was operating a lift carrying cleaning supplies in the warehouse. The employee reached back to keep a mop handle from falling and struck the racking support. The employee sustained a right leg laceration and femur fractures. The left patella was also fractured. | |||||
| 2018-04-05 | Grove City | Ohio | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was finishing delivery to a customer's home. The employee's left thumb was crushed in the gate on the back of the truck while closing it. | |||||
| 2018-01-12 | Grove City | Ohio | U. S. Express, Inc. | Groin | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On January 12, 2018, an employee was cranking the landing gear of a trailer to raise it when the handle of the crank struck him. The employee was hospitalized for an infection. | |||||
| 2017-09-15 | Grove City | Ohio | BRIAR GATE REALITY INC | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was retrieving a file box from the top of a shelving unit when the employee fell backward down a set of mobile stairs, suffering L1 and L2 compression fractures. | |||||
| 2017-09-05 | Grove City | Ohio | Tosoh SMD, Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was dumping a chip hopper. His fingers were between the hopper's box tubing, where the forklift forks pick up the hopper. When he released the dump latch to dump his chips, the weight of the hopper rolling forward caused the box tubing to slam against the forks. This created a pinch point that smashed and amputated his right index and middle fingertips. | |||||
| 2017-02-22 | Grove City | Ohio | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting straps off of outbound packages with a box cutter when he lacerated his right forearm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-03 | Grove City | Ohio | Walmart Distribution Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On January 03, 2017, an employee was closing a trailer door when their fingers were caught in the door and the left middle finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2016-07-25 | Grove City | Ohio | Advance Industrial Mfg | Jaw, chin | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee set up a press brake. The die was in the wrong place, and when the press activated, the die busted and hit the employee in the jaw. The employee suffered a broken jaw and head lacerations. | |||||
| 2016-06-07 | Grove City | Ohio | Shelly & Sands Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was helping to fill an asphalt tar kettle when the line failed and the employee's face and arms were severely burned. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-09-09 | Grove City | Ohio | CH Bradshaw Co. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was using a torch to heat up a stuck stud on the tank. The torch ignited methanol gas that was put in the tank the day before. The employee was thrown back 6 to 7 feet and received second and third degree burns to the abdomen. | |||||
| 2015-03-28 | Grove City | Ohio | Pier 1 Imports | Foot (feet) | Nonclassifiable |
| On or about March 28, 2015, an employee sustained a foot injury while operating a forklift, which resulted in the partial loss of the left foot. | |||||
| 2015-03-17 | Grove City | Ohio | Sherwin Williams | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee was injured by the blender lid-locking mechanism located in the bonding area. The employee fractured three right-hand fingers, requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-03-03 | Grove City | Ohio | Buckeye Ranch | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A maintenance employee was using a drill press when their left pinky finger was caught in a slot on the work bench, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2015-02-09 | Grove City | Ohio | Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| On 2/9/2015 at approximately 7:15 pm, an employee amputated the left middle finger (1st joint) with a belt and pulley on a wire bagging machine. | |||||