| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-05 | Lorain | Oh | Enprotech Industrial Technologies | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| On October 5, 2021, an employee was servicing a metal forming machine. As the employee put a torque wrench on a fastener, it fell onto the employee's left thumb. The nail and flesh on the tip of the thumb were torn off. | |||||
| 2018-08-24 | Lorain | Ohio | Lorain County Automotive Systems | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| On August 23, 2018, an employee was training to use a coping machine. The employee's glove was snagged on a part, and the employee suffered a partial amputation of the right little finger. | |||||
| 2017-08-15 | Lorain | Ohio | Cleveland Clinic | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| On August 15, 2017, an employee was exposed to an aerosol disinfectant in the office and experienced breathing difficulty and vomiting, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-06-16 | Lorain | Ohio | SPRINGCO | Lower extremities | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| On 6/16/2017, at approximately 1100, an employee was pushing a rack up a ramp when a forklift carrying a bin came up behind him. The forklift operator attempted to pass the employee and the side of the bin struck the employee, fracturing his ankle/leg and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-02-22 | Lorain | Ohio | BAY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CORP. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee and a coworker were attempting to remove a sewer grate when the grate shifted and pinched the employee's thumb between it and the ground. The employee's thumb was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2017-01-05 | Lorain | Ohio | Mercy Regional Medical Center | Multiple trunk locations | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On January 5, 2016, an employee was exiting his vehicle when he slipped and fell on the snow/ice, injuring his hip/back and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-10-17 | Lorain | Ohio | NATIONAL BRONZE AND METALS, INC. | Foot (feet) | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
| On October 17, 2016, an employee was walking across a furnace top when he slipped and his foot entered a furnace. He suffered a third degree burn to his foot and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-09-17 | Lorain | Ohio | Lorain County Automotive Systems | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On September 17, 2016, while operating a chamfering machine, an employee's third left finger was amputated in the machine's point of operation. The machine's safety buttons were bypassed at the time. | |||||
| 2016-09-14 | Lorain | Ohio | Walsh Construction Company | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On or about September 14, 2016, an employee was working at the base of a shaft. At the same time, an overhead crane had hoisted a filled concrete bucket over the shaft. As the bucket crossed over the shaft, the bucket opened and spilled concrete onto the employee below. The employee suffered multiple fractures. | |||||
| 2016-06-24 | Lorain | Ohio | Cascade Management Services, Inc. | Pelvis | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| On or about June 24, 2016, an employee was helping to remove a cardboard bale from a baler when the bale became displaced and struck the employee, pushing him to the ground. He suffered a fractured pelvis. | |||||
| 2016-06-08 | Lorain | Ohio | Grafton Ready Mix | Upper arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| On or about June 8, 2016, an employee was chipping concrete inside a mixing drum using a pneumatic air chisel. The chisel malfunctioned, and the locking collar exploded, sending a piece of shrapnel into the employee's left bicep. The employee was hospitalized with a penetrative wound. | |||||
| 2016-05-13 | Lorain | Ohio | Terminal Ready-Mix Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On May 13, 2016, an employee suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger, to the first knuckle, while greasing a belt and pulley on the dust collector. | |||||
| 2015-09-28 | Lorain | Ohio | Republic Steel | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
| On or about September 28, 2015, an employee felt a pop in their back while driving a forklift. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury. | |||||