DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-21Mason CityIlWilliam Charles Electric, LLCHead and trunkStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee working inside a wind tower was hit in the head by a falling object, resulting in a skull fracture and broken ribs that required hospitalization.
2021-10-20MasonOhAssisted Care by Black Stone of CincinnatiHeadFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped, fell, and hit her head on a sidewalk at an assisted living complex.
2021-07-21MasonOhThe Common Beer CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's hand was caught in the blades of a wall-mounted fan that pulled air out of a building. The employee suffered amputations to two fingers.
2021-05-29MasonOhOHIO VALLEY FLOORINGFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in a stock picker when it moved downward and crushed his fingers against a rack resulting in partial amputation of the distal phalanx on their middle finger.
2021-02-17MasonOhHeritage ClubMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was walking from the kitchen to the outside when they slipped on black ice on the stairs and fell, resulting in broken ribs and other fractures that required hospitalization.
2021-01-28MasonOhPioneer Cladding and Glazing Systems, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a saw. The saw amputated the tip of the employee's right thumb.
2019-09-24MasonOhioCincinnati FanFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a fan assembly. The fan belt had been pulled, and the employee was checking fan blade rotation, when the employee's right hand was caught in the belt and pulley system. The right ring finger and the tip of the little finger were amputated.
2019-09-10MasonOhioSkyHigh Coasters, LLCHeadStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee was torqueing bolts under a catwalk when a steel frame released, hitting the employee in the head and eye regions and fracturing bones.
2019-09-03MasonOhioMitsubishi Electric Automotive AmericaHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking through the injection molding department, an employee stepped over a skid, got a foot tangled in some banding, and fell on the concrete floor resulting in a broken left hip.
2019-07-03MasontownWest VirginiInstant Growth Hydro SeedingMultiple body partsVehicle or machinery fire
An employee was in a yard starting a gas-powered air compressor. As the compressor started, a flash fire burned his left arm and face. He was hospitalized.
2019-05-22MasonTexasArepet ExpressHead and trunkOther fall to lower level
An employee was securing the tarp on top of the trailer while standing on the trailer's fixed ladder. The employee fell off the ladder and suffered a head laceration and a bruised back.
2019-05-21MasonOhioGraham Packaging Company, L.P.Leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Maintenance employees were moving a catwalk with a forklift. The catwalk fell off the forks and struck the legs of one of the maintenance employees. The employee suffered broken bones in both legs.
2019-03-08MasonOhioJ.W. Harris Co., Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was respooling wire coming from a press. His left hand was caught between the wire and the wire guide pulley, and the ring fingertip was amputated.
2019-02-20MasonOhioEmpire Packing Company, LPFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees were troubleshooting a slicer. Its timing belt had just been replaced when it pulled in an employee's latex-gloved right hand, resulting in an amputation of the middle fingertip.
2019-02-11MasonOhioThe Kroger Co.NonclassifiableFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to the store from the fuel station, slipped on ice and fell breaking bones.
2019-01-24MasonOhioMason Family Resorts, LLCNonclassifiableHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee had clocked out and was leaving the parking lot, when they got into an altercation with a non-employee that resulted in hospitalization.
2018-09-09MasonOhioGraham Packaging PET Technologies, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning up waste plastic under a manufacturing line. A sprocket pinch point caught the employee's left ring finger, causing an amputation of the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-04-21MasonOhioMitsubishi Electric Automotive AmericaFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repairing a pneumatic chuck's plastic air line when his left index finger became trapped between the air chuck he was working on and a work pusher that was active on the opposite side of the equipment, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-03-29MasonOhioCintasArm(s)Fall on same level
An employee was removing items from a box when he stumbled, fell, and broke his left arm.
2018-01-19MasonOhioDe Am-Ron Buildings Systems, LLCMultiple body partsFall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
While cleaning a concrete deck with a hand scraper, an employee stepped on a covered opening and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below, fracturing both wrists and three back vertebrae.
2018-01-02MasonOhioKraft Heinz Food Company (LLC)Upper arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped while stepping over a guardrail and fell to the same level. The employee tried to brace for the fall and impacted the concrete floor, fracturing the left humerus in the shoulder area.
2017-09-08MasonOhioArmor Metal Group, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was making parts on a press brake and amputated their right thumb tip.
2017-07-25MasonOhioMacy'sHead and trunkOther fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while repairing a ceiling, suffering head and kidney injuries.
2017-07-15MasonOhioIce IndustriesWrist(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a press when a part and the draw pad became stuck on the bottom of the die. The draw pad was under extreme pressure. As the employee tried to pry the part off of the die, the part released, causing the draw pad to spring up. This broke the bolts containing the draw pad, and the draw pad hit and fractured the employee's wrist.
2017-07-10MasonOhioPierce's Lawncare & Landscaping, Inc.Multiple body partsPedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
At approximately 4:10 a.m., employees were mulching a median/island between a four-lane road. One of the company employees was using a gas powered, hand held, back mounted blower to blow off the curb and was struck by an oncoming car. The injured employee was hospitalized with facial, leg and rib fractures, facial lacerations and abrasions over various part of the body.
2017-06-13MasonOhioThe Kroger Co.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a fatigue mat and fell, breaking her left hip.
2017-03-30MasonOhioHi-Tek Manufacturing Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 30, 2017, an employee was operating a press and suffered a partial amputation of the right middle finger.
2017-03-21MasontownPennsylvaniaTRC Environmental CorpBrainStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was observing bridge construction when an excavator struck a telephone pole knocking it over. The telephone line struck the employee on the head. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury and an elevated heart rate.
2016-08-31MasonOhioOhio Valley Flooring, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up and got caught between the stock picker and a rack suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2016-08-30MasonOhioWhole Foods MaketFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding banding material into the baler and pinched a finger between the baler and the chain amputating the fingertip.
2016-07-28MasonOhioDeerfield Manufacturing, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee operating a 250-ton model press experienced a left pinky fingertip amputation above the knuckle.
2016-04-25MasonOhioL-3 COMMUNICATIONS CINCINNATI ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking down the hall to lunch, tripped and fell fracturing the right hip.
2016-03-01MasonOhioKraft Heinz CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On or about March 1, 2016, an employee was cleaning the metal detector air valve when it actuated. The employee's hand was in the pinch point, and the middle fingertip was amputated.
2015-11-12MasonOhioW&S Packaging LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about November 12, 2015, an employee's arm was pulled into the spindle on a printing press when her glove got caught. She broke two bones in her right arm.
2015-10-16MasonOhioDown LiteFoot (feet)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about October 16, 2016, while operating the feather press machine, the employee's foot was smashed.
2015-10-08MasonOhioKroger Store 448Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A deli associate was doing evening clean up and moved a deli cart from its place next to the fryer to the triple sink with a hose. The employee tripped over hose and fell breaking the left hip.
2015-08-07MasonOhioHolland Roofing of Cincinnati, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level more than 30 feet
On or about August 7, 2015, an employee fell more than 30 feet while removing trash from the roof edge.