Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
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.
2020-03-10	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.
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.
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.
2016-01-20	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.
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.