| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Kent | Oh | ModWash LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to fix a jammed roller on a conveyor in the carwash when their right middle, ring, and little fingers were caught in a sprocket, resulting in amputation of the ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-05-10 | Kent | Ct | High Watch Recovery Center | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking out of the breakroom when they stumbled and fell into the door jamb resulting in a concussion. | |||||
| 2021-04-07 | Kent | Wa | U.S. Postal Service- Seattle Priority Mail Annex | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was loading OTRs into a trailer at the loading dock. As he was pushing an OTR into a truck, it veered off the left side of the ramp and tipped over onto the driver sign-in desk. The employee was holding the OTR on the side as it rolled off the dock plate and his ring finger was crushed between the OTR and a metal table resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-03-21 | Kent | Oh | Industrial Tube & Steel Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a horizontal bandsaw when his left hand and fingers were caught between the saw clamp and the part on the saw. He suffered a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2021-02-16 | Kent | Tx | Chevron USA | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on ice while walking from a gravel surface to a cement one. The employee fell down, suffering a broken lower right leg. | |||||
| 2020-09-29 | Kent | Oh | Industrial Tube & Steel Corporation | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a powered industrial truck as he walked to a pipe rack. His right leg was pinched under the wheel and he suffered ligament and tendon damage. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
| 2020-09-11 | Kenton | Oh | Sekisui Plastics U.S.A., Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| On September 11, 2020, an employee was hospitalized after their right ring finger was caught in a jammed garage door near the compactor as it was being forced closed with the forks of a forklift. The finger was lacerated. | |||||
| 2020-05-17 | Kenton | Ohio | Strawser Construction, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing down a ladder on a tanker truck. The pneumatic guardrail system on the top of the truck retracted and struck the employee. The employee fell to the ground, suffering broken bones. | |||||
| 2020-04-16 | Kenton | Ohio | Health Care Services Group Inc | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On April 16, 2020, an employee was walking when she tripped over broken down cardboard boxes and fell to the ground, injuring her shoulder. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-03-16 | Kent | Ohio | Aero Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was cutting a piece of metal. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the metal and a machine, and the top of the finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2020-01-30 | Kent | Washington | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Hip(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| An employee tripped and fell on stairs while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized for a right hip fracture. | |||||
| 2019-09-08 | Kenton | Ohio | Durez Corporation | Head and neck | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was attempting to dislodge a blockage from the transfer line. The steam was shut off, but pressure remained in the line. When the blockage was dislodged, hot resin (200 degrees Celsius) sprayed down into the drum and onto the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and neck. | |||||
| 2019-09-06 | Kent | Washington | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was pulling material with a pallet jack when she slipped and fell backwards, sustaining a broken right wrist and hip. | |||||
| 2019-03-12 | Kentwood | Louisiana | Kentwood Cooperative, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| In the feed mill warehouse, an employee was leaning up against a 36" industrial wall fan. The fan blade sliced through the steel enclosure and lacerated the employee's right palm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-01-15 | Kent | Ohio | Smithers Oasis | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On January 15, 2019, an employee was trying to unjam a machine when his finger was caught between a belt and pulley assembly, amputating his right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-07-12 | Kent | Ohio | Lauren Acquisition Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On July 12, 2018, an employee was helping to move a 30-foot rinse tank with a castor frame from storage to an operations facility when the top housing of the rinse tank shifted and came down on the frame and the employee's right hand. The employee sustained a right pinky fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-06-06 | Kent | Washington | Novinium, Incorporated | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| On June 6, 2018, at approximately 11:00 AM, an electrician was attempting to remove a termination from a bushing on the transformer when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered first degree burns to the face and arms. | |||||
| 2018-03-16 | Kentwood | Louisiana | Kentwood Cooperative, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was working behind a fork truck when the truck's rear right tire struck the employee's left leg, breaking two bones. | |||||
| 2017-06-21 | Kent | Ohio | Trane U.S. Inc. | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was attempting to cut a zip tie on an HVAC water hose with a pocket knife when the knife slipped and stabbed his left forearm. | |||||
| 2017-03-21 | Kent | Ohio | Glazing Systems Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cutting aluminum stock on a table saw. A piece of metal kicked back and severed the tendon to the thumb on the right hand. | |||||
| 2016-09-19 | Kenton | Ohio | Swift Transportation Co Of Arizona, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road |
| An employee was struck by a vehicle while sliding trailer tandems on the side of the road, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-25 | Kent | Ohio | Land O Lakes | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee's right index finger was caught and injured while installing a battery into a fork truck. The employee was utilizing a "hoist" to lower the battery and bumped the control lowering the battery too fast and pinching his finger. | |||||
| 2016-02-05 | Kent | Ohio | MAC LTT, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Three employees were moving the frame of a trailer to be placed on the bed of the trailer. The employees were guiding the frame, which was suspended from a crane. The injured employee had his finger caught between the frame and the bed of the trailer when the trailer frame was lowered into position, causing an amputation. | |||||
| 2016-01-12 | Kent | Ohio | Miller Brothers Building & Construction | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was setting a wall on a house. The house's elevation was raised because the grade dropped in the rear of the house. The back walls were set and the end wall was down, being prepped to be set, when the employee slipped on ice and fell about 9 feet. The employee hit their head and suffered a spinal injury. | |||||
| 2015-09-22 | Kenton | Ohio | Sekisui Plastics USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was setting up the plastic injection molding machine and lacerated the left pinky finger. | |||||
| 2015-09-02 | Kentwood | Louisiana | Kentwood Cooperative, Inc. | Leg(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was operating a steer loader, gathering parts to put together a feed bin. He pulled the steer loader up to the parts trailer. There was a vehicle parked close to the trailer. The employee got out of the steer loader, which was still running. His leg got jammed between the loader and the vehicle, resulting in a broken leg. | |||||
| 2015-06-29 | Kent | Ohio | East End Welding | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was lifting a cylinder plate (measurements: 7.5 inches tall x 59 inches in diameter, weight 350lbs.) off of a work table to make an adjustment. The part dropped, striking her left foot and resulting in a fracture of the big and second toe, as well as an open dislocation to the third toe. She required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-06-24 | Kent | Texas | Latshaw Drilling and Exploration, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was handling pipe on the drilling rig. His right ring finger got caught between the thread protector and pipe collar. | |||||
| 2015-05-14 | Kenton | Ohio | Brim's Imports | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 10 to 12 feet while pulling parts from a storage rack located outside; the employee was hospitalized and sustained multiple fractures. | |||||
| 2015-02-23 | Kent | Washington | U.S. Postal Service | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| In an attempt to enter a locked room, an employee used a ladder to climb over the door through the false ceiling. He slipped and fell through the false ceiling resulting in a concussion and broken ribs. | |||||
| 2015-01-28 | Kent | Ohio | Joann Fabrics | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On January 28, 2015, an employee that was walking through the parking lot slipped on ice and fell due to inclement weather . | |||||