Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-30 | Rittman | Oh | PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP OF WASHINGTON | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A delivery driver was unloading a flatbed trailer at a delivery site when a steel beam fell from the trailer and struck the driver and fractured their leg. | |||||
2020-10-20 | Rittman | Oh | Morton Salt, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a blockage on a piece of equipment when the slide gate closed on his hand and amputated the left index fingertip. | |||||
2017-08-29 | Rittman | Ohio | Plastics-R-Unique | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was inspecting a barn door that would not open. He climbed 4 feet up a ladder, lost his balance, and fell to the ground, landing on his left side. He suffered three cracked ribs and a deflated lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-01-13 | Rittman | Ohio | Smokin J Oilfield Services | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
Employees were lifting an I-beam (approximately 1800 pounds) with a material handler to place it on a tractor trailer. The strap used in the lift broke, and the I-beam struck an employee, breaking two legs. |