| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-21 | Nelsonville | Oh | KILBARGER CONSTRUCTION, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was operating a backhoe to level ground and seal an above-grade aluminum deposit at a landfill. The aluminum reacted with moisture in the ground when the operator leveled the ground, causing a reaction that produced ammonia. The operator suffered lung scarring due to ammonia inhalation and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-06-29 | Nelsonville | Ohio | Stonegate Construction, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| The injured employee was assisting in the backfilling of a trench after sewer line and water line repair. A co-worker was directing a waiting vehicle while the injured employee was directing the operator of an excavator that was moving out of the road. The excavator made contact with an overhead electrical line and the injured employee touched the handle on the excavator resulting in a 7400-volt electric shock. The employee was hospitalized for burns to the hand, back and feet. | |||||
| 2019-08-24 | Nelsonville | Ohio | Hogan Transports, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was trying to set a spring-operated dock plate in place when a malfunction occurred and the employee's fingers were pinched in the dock plate. The employee suffered right index and middle fingertip amputations. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Nelsonville | Ohio | U.S. Postal Service | Arm(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| On June 13, 2018, an employee was delivering mail when she was bitten by a dog. The employee suffered lacerations and a broken arm, requiring surgery. | |||||