Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-24 | Marion | Oh | The Wilson Bohannan Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On August 24, 2021, an employee was unjamming a pad lock from an energized bar loader machine when their left middle finger was caught in a pinch point. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation. | |||||
2021-08-19 | Marion | Oh | Marion Logistics Services | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
A security guard was starting his personal vehicle. While exiting the vehicle his feet got caught on the doorsill and he fell out of the car, fracturing his hip on the ground. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Marion | Tx | Zachry Underground and Utilities Services, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was assisting with installation of fiber optic conduit pipe when he tripped and fell into a trench. | |||||
2021-06-29 | Marion | Ma | Naval Station Newport | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was strapping down equipment to a flatbed truck when he was knocked off the back of the truck, landing on the ground and fracturing their tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2021-03-18 | Marion | Oh | Walmart | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was unloading a bin off a pallet. The employee's foot went between the slats of the pallet, causing the employee to fall to the floor and suffer fractures to the hip/pelvis and wrist. | |||||
2021-03-17 | Marion Center | Pa | The Davey Tree Expert Company | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee lost his balance and fell while exiting a bucket truck's bucket. He landed on the ground below and suffered a broken right ankle. | |||||
2021-02-10 | Marion | Oh | Affordable Home Health Care, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On February 10, 2021, an employee slipped and fell on ice while performing a home visit, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-08-20 | Marion | Oh | Poet Biorefinery-Marion, LLC | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was inspecting bearings on equipment while walking around the equipment. He stepped through an open hatchway and fell eight feet to the level below landing on grating. The employee sustained a fractured spine and a concussion. | |||||
2020-06-25 | Marion | Ohio | Union Tank Car Co. | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident |
On June 25, 2020, an employee was acting as a groundman to assist the locomotive driver in staging cars in the blast building. As the railcar was moving past a beam that is part of the building, the employee became pinned between the beam and the railcar and sustained a fractured pelvis. | |||||
2020-06-05 | Marion | Texas | Cal-Maine Foods Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a conveyor. The employee's rubber glove and rag got caught between the turnover of the belt and the ending piece of metal, causing the amputation of the left little finger, a fracture to the left ring finger, and a laceration across the left palm. | |||||
2020-05-06 | Marion | Ohio | Overhead Door Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On May 6, 2020, an employee was operating a metal shear to cut 2-inch strips of aluminum. He was attempting to catch the strips behind the shear so they would not fall on the floor. While his hand was behind the machine, the shear was actuated via the foot petal, causing the shear to come down on his left middle finger. His fingertip was amputated to approximately the end of the nail bed. | |||||
2020-04-13 | Marion | Ohio | U.S. Postal Service | Forearm(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
A dog bit an employee on the right forearm while the employee was delivering mail. | |||||
2020-03-23 | Marion | Ohio | Labor Max Staffing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On March 23, 2020, an employee's left index finger was smashed and broken in a rail car's sliding steel door. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2020-03-20 | Marion | Ohio | Ohio Health Marion General Hospital | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was leaving the department to take a break. The employee fell and fractured an ankle. | |||||
2020-02-09 | Marion | Ohio | Marion Care Leasing, LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On February 9, 2020, an employee was brushing snow from her vehicle in a parking lot when she slipped and fell, breaking her left ankle. | |||||
2020-01-21 | Marion | Ohio | American Nursing Care | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on ice while walking to a client's house, suffering a fractured ankle. | |||||
2020-01-16 | Marion | Illinois | Aisin Light Metals LLC | Multiple lower extremities locations | Other fall to lower level |
An employee entered the conveyor area to insert multiple extensions into profiles. The employee stepped on the framework while exiting the conveyor area and fell forward, resulting in the employee being pinned between the framework. The employee suffered a broken ankle, a broken fibula, and a dislocated knee, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-09-17 | Marion | Ohio | Silver Line Building Products, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
On September 17, 2019, an employee was working when she experienced an allergic reaction to an unknown substance, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-08-17 | Marion | Ohio | Area Energy & Electric, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a three-wheel maintenance buggy. The buggy rolled over in a turn, and the employee's left lower leg was smashed between it and the ground. | |||||
2019-07-28 | Marion | Ohio | OHIO GALVANIZING CORP. | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
On July 28, 2019, an employee was fixing a steel grading product to a fixture. A steel grading product fell and the employee was hospitalized with fractures to both arms. | |||||
2019-04-16 | Marion | Ohio | Arcelor Mittal | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
On April 16, 2018, an employee was on a 12-foot ladder soldering a water pipe in the ceiling with a propane torch when the torch flashed, causing first degree burns to the employee's right shoulder and face. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained a concussion, fractured ribs, and fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-02 | Marion | Illinois | General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a pneumatic bell press that had a two-hand trip. The employee attempted to adjust a part when the employee's finger was caught between the part and the point of operation, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation. The machine was activated at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-02-12 | Marion | Ohio | Todco Division Overhead Door Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
On February 12, 2019, an employee was training to use the pneumatic foam compacting tool and caught his right hand fingers between two plates. The right index, middle and ring fingers were crushed resulting in surgical amputation. | |||||
2019-01-25 | Marion | Ohio | Lowe's Home Improvement | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking across the parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-09-26 | Marion Center | Pennsylvania | Penn Line Service | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was standing on the ground, waiting to clear the branches/limbs that fell from a tree being cut above, when a tree limb struck his hard hat. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head and an epidural hematoma, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-09-14 | Marion | Illinois | Southern Illinois Asphalt Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced heat-related illness and cramping while working outdoors, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Marion | Ohio | Sika Corporation | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning out a cement mixer when it turned on and mangled the employee's left arm, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-06-07 | Marion | Ohio | Lexicon, Inc | Hand(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
On June 7, 2018, an employee was cribbing up a figure eight eccentric wheel block assembly. The cribbing fell as he was tightening bolts with a ratchet and socket, pinching his left hand. His hand was crushed and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-04-18 | Marion | Arkansas | Hino Motors Manufacturing USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was using polishing paper to polish the rotating shaft on a lathe machine when her right-hand fingers were pinched by the polishing paper and her wrist was pulled down into the rotating shaft. Her right wrist was fractured and three digits were de-gloved. | |||||
2018-02-05 | Marion | Indiana | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on the floor, which was wet with snow from outside, breaking the right kneecap and damaging the tendon. | |||||
2017-09-29 | Marion | Ohio | Central Ohio Farmers Co-op, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
On September 29, 2017, an employee was exiting a scale house when he tripped and fell down the stairs, breaking his ribs and puncturing his lungs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-05-26 | Marion | Illinois | Steak 'n Shake #201 | Jaw, chin | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On 5/26/17, at 1:00 AM, an employee tripped on a floor mat. The employee's jaw then struck a counter and was fractured. | |||||
2017-04-28 | Marion | New York | Parker Hannifin Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was polishing a part on a manual lathe while wearing cut gloves, when his glove became caught on the fixture and he suffered amputation of the right pinky finger. | |||||
2017-04-07 | Marion | Ohio | United Church Homes | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On April 7, 2017, at 1:30AM, an employee was opening the door to the dining area when she slipped on water and fell, breaking her right hip. | |||||
2017-04-05 | Marion | Ohio | GENERAL MACHINE & SAW COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On April 5, 2017, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an employee was operating a band saw when the employee's left hand contacted the running blade, amputating the thumb, index, and middle fingertips. | |||||
2017-03-21 | Marion | Arkansas | HINO MOTORS MANUFACTURING U.S.A., INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was pulling a plastic pallet over a foot stopper on a conveyor when the pallet crushed her left middle finger, lacerating and fracturing it. | |||||
2017-02-20 | Marion | Ohio | Marion Ethanol, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
As an employee was manually moving a part onto the forks of a forklift, the part slipped and pinched the employee's finger between it and the ground, amputating the right middle fingertip. | |||||
2017-02-11 | Marion | Massachusett | U. S. Postal Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was retrieving mailbox keys from a safe when the safe door closed on and partially amputated his right pinky finger. | |||||
2016-09-02 | Marion | Arkansas | HINO MOTORS MANUFACTURING U.S.A., INC. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee pulled the west end of the rails apart to apply the hoist straps. As the employee proceeded to the east end of the side rails to pull the unit apart, a coworker pulled the east end. The west end side rails then fell onto the employee's right foot. | |||||
2016-08-16 | Marion | Illinois | Minova USA | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was shimming a hand (manual) header when his left hand was caught and crushed between the ram and the blocks. | |||||
2016-03-15 | Marion | Illinois | TIMBERLINE FISHERIES CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting egg crates using a band saw. While attempting to remove a small scrap from the cutting area, she swept her hand backward into the saw blade, partially amputating her left middle finger at the second knuckle. | |||||
2016-02-04 | Marion | Ohio | UNION TANK CAR COMPANY | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
On February 4, 2016, an employee was hospitalized due to an injury to the left hand requiring surgery. The employee was changing the tip of a spray gun and paint was injected into his palm. | |||||
2016-01-11 | Marion | Ohio | Penske Logistics | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On January 11, 2016, an employee was hospitalized after slipping on ice and falling, breaking a leg, while inspecting a truck trailer. | |||||
2015-08-19 | Marion | Ohio | UNION TANK CAR COMPANY | Thigh(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was cutting and grinding metal on a building column to prepare it for painting. A backhoe nearby lurched and pinned the employee between the backhoe bucket and the building column, injuring (hematoma) the employee's left thigh requiring surgery. | |||||
2015-08-18 | Marion | Ohio | WHIRLPOOL CORP. MARION DIVISION | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On August 18, 2015, at approximately 7:00 p.m., two employees were performing die setting operations. The first employee used a forklift to place a die in a press. The second employee approached the backside of the press and began to install bolts in the die. The first employee had not finished aligning the die. When the first employee repositioned the die for bolting, it caused the washer and bolt that the second employee was holding to move and pinch the second employee's finger against the di | |||||
2015-08-17 | Marion | Ohio | Triad Transport, Inc. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee stepped from a semi-truck onto a curb that was 7" high. His ankle gave out and he fell to the ground on his right hip. He sustained a compression fracture of the L2 vertebra. | |||||
2015-08-06 | Marion | Ohio | POET Biorefining | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
One employee was hospitalized after a sample port on a sodium hydroxide line failed, showering the employee with sodium hydroxide at 190 degrees Fahrenheit. | |||||
2015-06-17 | Marion | Arkansas | Greenway Equipment, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
An employee was crushed between two tractors. Employees were using jumper cables to boost a dead battery on a John Deere agriculture tractor when the tractor jumped backwards and the employee became pinned between the weights on the front of the back tractor and the back wheel of the front tractor. The injured employee had internal bleeding, sustained a collapsed lung and a tear in his small intestines. | |||||
2015-05-28 | Marion | Illinois | U.S. Postal Service | Arm(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
While delivering mail to a private residence, a mail carrier was attacked by a resident's dog. The carrier received 3 puncture wounds to the arm. She received treatment the day of the event. She went to a specialist the next day who admitted her to the hospital. | |||||
2015-05-01 | Marion | Illinois | Federal Bureau of Prisons | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee working on table 1 had the distal tip of the 3rd finger on his right hand amputated while operating the coat hanger machine in the Unicore Factory. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-02-26 | Marion | Illinois | A & K Speciality Contractors | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On 26 February 2015, an employee was installing drywall from a scissor lift approximately six feet from the ground. While working, the employee fell off the edge of the scissor lift to the ground. | |||||
2015-02-05 | Marion | Ohio | GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his right ring finger while adjusting the platen on the 7202 printing press. | |||||
2015-01-07 | Marion | Arkansas | HINO MOTORS MANUFACTURING U.S.A., INC. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On Wednesday, 01/07/2015 at 3:45 a.m., an employee working on the 180 L Differential Assembly machine and the conveyor belt system dropped a wrench. In an attempt to retrieve the wrench from between the conveyor system and the 180 L Assembly machine, her right arm was caught by the 180 L machine, resulting in a laceration and an overnight hospital stay. |