| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-11 | Pataskala | Oh | Ascena Retail Group, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a conveyor using a rag. The rag got caught on a live chain drive and pulled the employee's right index finger into the chain drive resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2018-09-26 | Pataskala | Ohio | DHL Supply Chain | Ankle(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was driving an electric pallet jack. The jack went out of control while the employee was avoiding an object, and the employee jumped off. The jack then ran over the employee's right lower leg, causing a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2018-09-25 | Pataskala | Ohio | GITI Tire (USA) Ltd. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was cleaning up in a picking area. A forklift/picker backed over the employee's left foot and toes, causing an amputation to a toe. | |||||
| 2018-09-07 | Pataskala | Ohio | DHL Supply Chain | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a powered lift. The employee raised the control arm upright and the emergency brake engaged. The employee lost balance and extended the left leg, which was caught between the back of the vehicle and a barrier. The employee sustained a left lower leg laceration and fracture. | |||||
| 2018-09-05 | Pataskala | Ohio | 84 Lumber | Leg(s) | Fall on same level |
| Before 6:00 p.m. on September 5, 2018, an employee tripped/slipped and fell on a dryer while carrying a chainsaw. The chainsaw cut the employee's lower left leg above the kneecap, causing a deep laceration. | |||||
| 2018-07-16 | Pataskala | Ohio | Johnson Erection Company | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was climbing a ladder to access the roof when the ladder broke. The employee fell 8 to 10 feet, landing on his feet. He broke his right leg and ankle, and dislocated his left knee. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Pataskala | Ohio | DHL Supply Chain | Foot (feet) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| A temporary employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the employee stepped off the forklift and was struck on the left foot by the wheel. His left foot was amputated and he was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-03-19 | Pataskala | Ohio | DHL SUPPLY CHAIN | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a reach truck and orders and labels began to fall off the dash of the reach truck. When the employee reached out with the right hand to catch the papers, the employee struck the cross beam of the fixed rack on the reach truck fracturing the little finger. | |||||
| 2017-06-19 | Pataskala | Ohio | Team Fishel | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On June 19, 2017, an employee was loading a reel of wire into the back of a pickup truck when the employee's right pinky fingertip was caught and amputated between the reel and the truck bed. | |||||
| 2016-04-13 | Pataskala | Ohio | A & D Welding | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| While connecting beams and attempting to torque the bolts, an employee was pinned between the beam and the lift controls. He fractured his back and two ribs and suffered a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-08-04 | Pataskala | Ohio | Menlo Logistics | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee operating a reach truck was trying to avoid a column. While trying to steer clear, she stuck her foot out and fractured her left leg. | |||||
| 2015-03-02 | Pataskala | Ohio | Precision Broadband Installation Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working from a step ladder to install cable at a bank when the ladder slipped out from underneath him due to snow and ice on the walkway. He broke his leg and was admitted to the hospital. | |||||