Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-02 | Sharon | Pa | Gulf Coast Dismantling and Salvage, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was cutting a piece of steel with a torch. About 40 feet away, an excavator with a grapple attachment was pulling apart two other pieces of steel that were connected with bolts. When those two pieces were pulled apart, the bolts broke and one of the pieces flew out the side of the grapple. It struck the employee in the hand and right leg, causing hand fractures and lacerations and a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-09 | Sharon Center | Oh | Sharon Club Company DBA The Sharon Golf Club | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
The injured employee was felling a tree. After the tree was down on the ground, the trunk shifted onto the employee's lower left leg knocking him down. The resulting impact caused fractures of the lower bones and ankle. | |||||
2021-06-22 | Rosharon | Tx | Mammoet | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was measuring a bar stock to be cut. A chop saw blade amputated the employee's left thumb. | |||||
2021-06-22 | Sharonville | Oh | Brighton Tru-Edge LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was using a flange-making machine to make a head for tanks/vessels. The employee stopped the machine to take a measurement of the head with a tape measure. Their glove became caught and their right hand was crushed between the side roll and the head, resulting in five broken bones in the hand and three broken fingers. | |||||
2021-06-14 | Rosharon | Tx | LECS, Ltd | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a 10-foot A-frame ladder to the floor, suffering a broken pelvis and broken right leg. | |||||
2021-05-10 | Sharon | Pa | PNC Bank NA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was closing a small vault door. The door caught the employee's thumb, causing an amputation. | |||||
2021-03-23 | Rosharon | Tx | Diversified Thermal, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
An employee was installing water proof sheathing and fell 30 feet from the lift truck to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for multiple fractures. | |||||
2021-03-12 | Sharonville | Oh | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was coming down a step ladder. The employee missed the last step and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip. | |||||
2020-08-14 | Rosharon | Tx | SRS Distribution | Neck and back | Other fall to lower level |
While relocating his fall protection anchor, an employee slipped and fell off a residential roof onto the ground. The employee was hospitalized for back and neck fractures. | |||||
2020-06-01 | Sharon Springs | Kansas | Morton Buildings, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was installing a roof on a building. He was carrying a roof sheet up to the peak when a purlin broke underfoot. The employee fell to the ground about 20 feet below, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2020-05-19 | Rosharon | Texas | Site Work Concepts LLC | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting lumber with a skill saw. The sawblade lacerated his left hand. | |||||
2019-08-02 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | Wheatland Tube Division of Zekelman Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was unhooking a cable from a block of metal. The end of the cable was fitted with a quick disconnect device. As the employee removed the cable, the device closed and cut the employee's left middle finger. The employee was hospitalized for infection prevention. | |||||
2019-07-24 | Sharonville | Ohio | Ford Motor Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lowering-single episode |
An employee sustained a hernia while lowering a 5-gallon bucket of grease. | |||||
2019-06-04 | Rosharon | Texas | Williams Brothers Construction | Ankle(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
Wire wrapped around a bulldozer operator's ankle, breaking it. | |||||
2019-05-20 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | Ellwood Crankshaft & Machine - Sharon Forge | Jaw, chin | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee had entered a forging press to make adjustments. The employee was stepping down from a step stool when he slipped and fell to the ground striking his jaw on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his jaw. | |||||
2019-04-18 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | Wheatland Tube Division of Zekelman Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee had taken a 10-foot x 1-inch piece of steel rod out of a straightening machine. The piece of steel was buckled in the middle. With his glove on, the employee grabbed the end of the piece of steel. At that time, the buckle released, causing the end of the steel to jump up and hit his hand. He was hospitalized for surgery on a broken middle finger on his left hand. | |||||
2019-01-17 | Sharon Center | Ohio | Flambeau, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
On 1/17/2019, an employee was walking through the production area when he was struck by a powered industrial vehicle while crossing an intersection. The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot and amputated toe(s). | |||||
2018-07-17 | Rosharon | Texas | Act Piping Supplies | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was on a site making a delivery when his truck became stuck in sand. As he tried to get the truck unstuck, he became light-headed, requiring hospitalization for dehydration. | |||||
2018-06-06 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | Thompson Electric, Inc. | Upper extremities | Direct exposure to electricity |
Employees were working on an electrical power outage. An employee received an electrical shock from the left triceps to the right index finger and thumb and was hospitalized for electrical burns. | |||||
2018-05-04 | Sharonville | Ohio | Green Bay Dressed Beef LLC. | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the employee stopped and was struck from behind by a second forklift, suffering a leg injury that required hospitalization. | |||||
2018-02-20 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | A. Stucki Company Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a saw when the tool's fixed clamp closed on his right hand, resulting in a pinky finger amputation. | |||||
2018-01-24 | Sharonville | Ohio | Ford Motor Company | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was getting into a burden carrier which is similar to a golf cart when their knee gave out. | |||||
2017-08-16 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | City Materials Services, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
A 5,400-pound magnet was attached to an excavator. Employees were using the magnet and excavator to pull metal out of piles of slag. When these activities were completed, the excavator operator placed the magnet on uneven ground. An employee was attempting to remove the magnet from the excavator when it slid and landed on the employee's feet, causing multiple fractures in both feet. | |||||
2016-08-01 | Rosharon | Texas | Reed Industrial Systems, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was screwing fasteners into duct work while standing on a ladder. He lost his balance and fell approximately 11 feet, cracking a rib and breaking his right heel. | |||||
2016-05-24 | Sharon Springs | New York | Walmart DC 6041 | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a box and fell while sweeping the floor, fracturing her left femur. | |||||
2016-05-03 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | American Industries Inc.- A Division of A. Stucki Company | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee received a deep cut/laceration to the hand while operating a band saw. | |||||
2015-09-23 | Sharonville | Ohio | Cincinnati Sub Zero Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was monitoring the process of balancing two cooling fans. The fan guard had been removed for this process. The employee grabbed the belt of the fan, which was not turned on at the time, and the force coming from the adjacent fan caused it to rotate. The employee's hand got caught between the belt and pulley, amputating his right pinky, ring, and middle fingers. | |||||
2015-07-21 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | Mascaro Construction Company, L.P. | Forearm(s) | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids |
On July 21, 2015, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an employee was sweeping up sawdust and carrying a paint can at the ECG Crankshaft mill in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Conductors were sticking out of the metal conduit beneath a saw table at the time. The employee reached down to pick up the paint can, which then contacted the live conduit. The can exploded, burning the employee's right forearm. The employee was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
2015-07-21 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | Membrane Inc | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A crane was lifting a debris hopper. The wire-rope sling attached to the debris hopper failed during the lift. The debris hopper fell and struck an employee on the ground. | |||||
2015-06-10 | Sharon | Massachusett | J.H. LYNCH & SONS, INC. | Sacral region | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone |
An employee working on a road construction project cleaning up after concrete chipping was struck by the street sweeper and suffered a broken sacrum. | |||||
2015-03-11 | Sharonville | Ohio | United States Postal Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
A maintenance employee slipped while clearing a jam and reached for something that crushed his hand. His left pinky finger was amputated, and he broke and lacerated his third and fourth fingers. He was wearing gloves at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-03-09 | Sharon | Massachusett | US Postal Service | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
Mail carrier slipped on ice and fell suffering a chest injury. | |||||
2015-02-23 | Sharon | Pennsylvania | JMC Steel Group | Cheek(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee suffered a laceration and burn injury to his left cheek while maneuvering a 20-foot-long, 3/4-inch-diameter pipe from the sizing mill area to the hot rack with a mechanical lifting/maneuvering device. The employee was hospitalized for treatment. |