| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-22 | Groveport | Oh | LaserShip | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway |
| On September 22, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift inside a truck when the truck pulled away, causing the forklift to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury. | |||||
| 2021-08-19 | Groveport | Oh | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| On August 19, 2021, an employee was struck by a forklift and sustained lacerations to the right leg requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-06-25 | Groveport | Oh | JS Products | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was picking stock in an aisle when she was struck by a 400-pound bundle of cardboard boxes that fell from 50 feet above her. The employee suffered injuries to her head, neck, back, and arms that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-04-14 | Groveport | Oh | Heidelberg USA, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee and a co-worker were troubleshooting a printing press when a part inside the machine came down on the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation at the cuticle that required surgery to reattach. | |||||
| 2021-01-08 | Groveport | Oh | Honeywell | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| A temporary employee was using a stand-up reach truck to put away product in a storage rack area. The truck struck the upright supports on a rack, and the first three fingers on the employee's left hand were crushed between the two. | |||||
| 2020-10-02 | Groveport | Oh | O'Day Electric | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was exiting a scissor lift. He was climbing down the three steps and missed the last step, fell backward and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with bleeding in the brain. | |||||
| 2020-08-20 | Groveport | Oh | Amsted Rail Inc. - Groveport Facility | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a system when his left middle finger was caught between the mount and guiderail of a stencil machine. The tip of the finger was amputated with no bone loss. | |||||
| 2020-08-06 | Groveport | Oh | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| While inspecting completed railroad wheels, a railroad wheel fell on an employee's legs and knocked him over. The employee suffered a compound fracture in his left ankle, broken metatarsals in his right foot, and an injury to his right ankle. | |||||
| 2020-02-14 | Groveport | Ohio | SADDLE CREEK CORPORATION | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| At about 12:00 p.m. on February 14, 2020, an employee was taking product through a warehouse using a stand-up clamp truck. He fell off the lift, struck his head on the concrete ground, and lost consciousness, beginning to shake. He was hospitalized, in a coma and suffering from a skull laceration. | |||||
| 2019-09-12 | Groveport | Ohio | Forward Air, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee bent down to grab a dock plate. The employee's right foot became tangled in a door strap and the employee fell backwards to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left wrist. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
| 2019-04-16 | Groveport | Ohio | Gap Inc | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's right hand and four fingers were caught between a tracking roller and conveyor belt, causing abrasions and burns to the knuckles and the back of the right hand. | |||||
| 2019-01-07 | Groveport | Ohio | Amsted Rail Inc. - Groveport Facility | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee dropped a bit behind a railroad wheel that was leaning against another wheel. The employee was pulling the wheel to its vertical position to retrieve the bit when the wheel fell backwards onto the employee's right lower leg, fracturing it. The employee also fell and attempted to break the fall, resulting in a fracture to the right wrist. | |||||
| 2018-09-06 | Groveport | Ohio | Forward Air, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was leaving a yard truck when the door slammed on his foot, breaking it in two places. | |||||
| 2018-09-03 | Groveport | Ohio | FORWARD AIR, INC. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| Two employees were lifting a box of freight into a trailer when the box fell and struck one of the employees. The employee was hospitalized for a sprain/strain to the shoulder and left hip and a head contusion. | |||||
| 2018-05-30 | Groveport | Ohio | ODW Logistics | Foot (feet) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was stocking product on racking using a reach truck. When he returned to ground level, a second reach truck struck the employee resulting in a foot laceration. | |||||
| 2018-05-22 | Groveport | Ohio | Giant Eagle Store#6537 | Knee(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell to the floor while walking, injuring the right knee and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-09-05 | Groveport | Ohio | DHL Supply Chain | Leg(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| While unloading merchandise for delivery, an employee stepped on an unseated dock plate and suffered a right leg fracture. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-07-14 | Groveport | Ohio | KOMAR INDUSTRIES | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to adjust a chain that was being used to hoist a load when the employee's left thumb tip was pinched and partially amputated between the chain and the piece of equipment. | |||||
| 2017-07-07 | Groveport | Ohio | Frank Brunckhorst Co., LLC | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking when their foot was run over by a forklift resulting in a crushing injury. | |||||
| 2017-07-03 | Groveport | Ohio | Radial, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was unloading a conveyor when his hand struck the conveyor guard and was lacerated. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-06-26 | Groveport | Ohio | Gap, Inc. | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee's foot and ankle were crushed and fractured between an electric pallet jack and a guardrail. | |||||
| 2017-05-26 | Groveport | Ohio | Broadband Express, LLC | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was working from a ladder. The ladder shifted and the employee fell 11-12 feet to the ground fracturing the left femur. | |||||
| 2017-05-15 | Groveport | Ohio | COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE & CARTAGE INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping a coworker set a dock plate. The coworker went to pull the rear dock plate spring as the employee was pulling the front spring. The dock plate sprung up and the employee's right ring finger was caught in the pinch point between the dock plate and the plate flap, amputating the finger below the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-01-09 | Groveport | Ohio | DHL Supply Chain | Thigh(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| While operating a stand-up counterbalance lift truck, an employee lost control of the steering and dismounted from the moving lift. He was caught between a rack and the lift, breaking his right femur and lacerating his hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-03 | Groveport | Ohio | Griffin Wheel | Lower leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working on a core baker machine when his leg was caught between a moving part and a stationary part. He suffered a broken lower right leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-10-21 | Groveport | Ohio | XPO Logistics | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was unloading a skid of freight from his trailer when he slipped and fell onto the floor. He pulled his left hamstring muscle and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-09-22 | Groveport | Ohio | DHL Supply Chain | Leg(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was standing on the floor next to a pallet jack. When the employee engaged the pallet jack throttle, the jack moved and the employee was caught between the pallet jack and the rack, suffering a broken left leg. | |||||
| 2016-07-13 | Groveport | Ohio | Radial | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working under a conveyor belt. When he reached for a non-moving part, his shirt sleeve was caught in the conveyor belt. His hand was then pulled into the belt, causing a strain and sprain to the wrist, minor burns from the belt's friction, and ligament tears on the first and second fingers. | |||||
| 2015-06-02 | Groveport | Ohio | JF Electrical Contractors, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee sustained a left ring finger amputation while attempting to clear a bind in a reel of electrical cable. | |||||
| 2015-02-14 | Groveport | Ohio | Universal Fabrications and Construction Services | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was cutting a metal plate with a cutting torch. The plate fell, crushing the employee's arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||