Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-02-18 | Maple Heights | Ohio | Caterpillar, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
The mobile gantry crane was being assembled when a collapse occurred and a piece of the crane struck an employee and fractured their right leg. | |||||
2019-05-07 | Maple Heights | Ohio | SHERWOOD FOOD DISTRIBUTORS | Foot (feet) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was pushing boxes down into the trash compactor with his foot. The compactor came down on his foot and fractured it. | |||||
2018-04-22 | Maple Heights | Ohio | SHERWOOD FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was backing a powered pallet jack into a spot when his fingers were caught between a rack and the handle of the pallet jack, resulting in a middle finger amputation to the first knuckle. | |||||
2017-08-09 | Maple Heights | Ohio | Crayton Landscaping and Building Maintenance Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A temporary employee was mowing around a curb at a jobsite when the self-propelled mower he was operating slipped and ran over his foot, amputating his left big toe. | |||||
2017-07-09 | Maple Heights | Ohio | Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
While driving a standup forklift, an employee collided with a second forklift. The forks pierced through the employee's shoe and contacted the left foot. The employee's left pinky toe was amputated. | |||||
2017-01-06 | Maple Heights | Ohio | Ohio Magnetics, INC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was loading a diesel generator onto a trailer when the load shifted and pinched the employee's left index fingertip, amputating it. | |||||
2015-01-29 | Maple Heights | Ohio | Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Fall to lower level |
On January 29, 2015, an employee driving a pallet jack over a dock plate fell to the ground. |