Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-02-21 | North Lima | Ohio | Diamond Steel Construction Co. | Thigh(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was repairing a furnace at a job site. While the furnace was being lifted, it struck him in the leg, breaking his femur. | |||||
2016-07-02 | North Lima | Ohio | Schwebel Baking Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee had stopped at a rest area and was walking around the front of his vehicle when he was struck by the front/passenger area of his vehicle as it rolled forward and turned to the right. He was pinned between his truck and an adjacent trailer, breaking his pelvis, rupturing his spleen, and injuring his knee. | |||||
2015-08-05 | North Lima | Ohio | Bird Equipment LLC. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee fabricating highway signs was welding on a metal plate (approximately 530 pounds and 28"x33"x2") when the tack-welds gave way and the metal plate fell onto and crushed the employee's right leg. | |||||
2015-01-07 | North Lima | Ohio | Dart Trucking Company Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a piece of aluminum to make repairs on a dump truck when the saw kicked back, striking the employee on the right side of the neck. Sutures were required, and the employee was admitted to the hospital. |