Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-26	Maumee	Oh	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was adding a second trailer with a dolly to the rear of a trailer. The employee's right leg got stuck on the dolly and the employee fell on their left leg, suffering an injury to the left hip.
2019-08-20	Maumee	Ohio	THE ANDERSONS, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a saw when the saw blade broke and lacerated his leg, requiring stitches.
2018-01-10	Maumee	Ohio	St. Lukes Hospital	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
On January 10, 2018, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was salting the concrete sidewalks outside of the hospital when he slipped and fell on the ice. His head struck the concrete, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-25	Maumee	Ohio	St. Lukes Hospital	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
On July 25, 2017, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee was walking through the grass before entering the facility when the employee stepped on an uneven surface and fractured the left ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-06-27	Maumee	Ohio	NORTHWEST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On June 27, 2017, an employee was standing on a ladder pulling on a wire that was stuck when it broke free, causing him to lose his balance and fall 8 feet to the ground. He broke his right hip and ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-26	Maumee	Ohio	MAUMEE ASSEMBLY AND STAMPING	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was loading a part into the press when it fell on the employee's leg and fractured the ankle.
2017-01-12	Maumee	Ohio	MAUMEE ASSEMBLY AND STAMPING	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On January 13, 2017, an employee suffered an electrical shock after stepping in a water puddle that was energized by 480 volts of electricity. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-08-24	Maumee	Ohio	84 Lumber Company	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the leg after his forklift rolled forward and struck his leg.
2016-03-09	Maumee	Ohio	Myles Development	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On or about March 9, 2016, an employee was working with an internal combustion machine in the basement of a new construction residential house when he collapsed. The employee was overexposed to carbon monoxide and hospitalized.
2015-10-07	Maumee	Ohio	ProMedica	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On October 7, 2015, an employee operating a floor buffer machine suffered a fingertip amputation when the pinky finger became caught between the machine handle and a door handle.
2015-08-12	Maumee	Ohio	MAUMEE ASSEMBLY AND STAMPING	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
As an employee was moving a B-pillar to the rack by hand, a second employee was moving a B-pillar off the line by hand and struck the first employee in the arm causing a laceration to the left bicep.
2015-06-02	Maumee	Ohio	Pro Pak Industries	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about June 2, 2015, an employee performing maintenance on the EMBA machine injured the left hand when it was pinched between a belt and a cylinder on the machine.
2015-02-13	Maumee	Ohio	YZ Enterprises	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about February 13, 2015, an employee amputated the tips of 2 fingers on the right hand while attempting to remove a jam in the packaging machine.