Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-24 | Sylvania | Oh | GREAT LAKES CONSTRUCTION CO. | Pelvis | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
On May 24, 2021, an employee was removing rigging from a 2,000- to 3,000-pound beam sitting on a hilltop. The beam jostled loose and rolled over him, breaking his pelvis. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Sylvania | Ga | KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
A maintenance employee was supporting a machine component by hand while another associate loosened mounting fasteners. The cooling fan blades partially amputated the injured employee's left middle finger (third distal phalanx with acute fracture). | |||||
2020-04-27 | Sylvania | Ohio | Thermodyn Corporation Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On April 27, 2020, at 12:30 p.m., an employee began rolling the rubber sheet coming out of a press machine onto the electric roller when his left hand and arm were pulled into the rubber roller on the press. He was hospitalized with left arm fractures. | |||||
2019-05-22 | Sylvania | Ohio | Promedica Health & Wellness Center | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On May 22, 2019, an employee slipped on a wet floor and fell while walking down a hallway. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left patella. | |||||
2018-09-26 | Sylvania | Georgia | King America Finishing, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a sitting stool when he lost his balance and fell, fracturing his left tibia. | |||||
2018-09-13 | Sylvania | Ohio | CLOVER CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC. | Lower leg(s) | Other jump to lower level |
An employee was climbing up and over a concrete wall and broke his fibula when he jumped down from the wall to the ground. | |||||
2018-09-13 | Sylvania | Ohio | Peopleready | Ankle(s) | Fall to lower level |
On September 13, 2018, an employee was climbing through an air vent to access a locked garage when the employee fell from the air vent to the ground, breaking the right ankle and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-07-26 | Sylvania | Ohio | KROGER | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a bag on the floor and fractured her hip, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-20 | Sylvania | Ohio | Kingston Health Care Company | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
On July 20, 2017, an employee tripped and fell, fracturing her left arm and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-14 | Sylvania | Ohio | Promedica Flower Hospital | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee lost balance and fell to the floor, fracturing the left hip and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-13 | Sylvania | Ohio | Promedica Flower Hospital | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell in the hallway, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2017-03-08 | Sylvania | Ohio | AVI Food Systems | Multiple body parts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
While trying to close a metal gate, a gust of wind pinned the employee between two metal gates resulting in injuries requiring hospitalization. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a broken clavicle and a possible collapsed lung. | |||||
2016-07-25 | Sylvania | Ohio | Kellogg's Company | Elbow(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was stocking shelves and opening a box with a box cutter. He leaned down on top of the box cutter, puncturing a vein in his elbow that required surgery. | |||||
2016-07-09 | Sylvania | Ohio | Promedica Flower Hospital | Multiple face locations | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
On or about July 9, 2016, at approximately 8:50 a.m., a patient attacked an employee. The employee was hospitalized with an orbital fracture, lacerations to the face, and a fractured nose. | |||||
2016-02-12 | Sylvania | Ohio | WenOhio, LLc | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On February 12, 2016, an employee was preparing food on the fry line when she slipped on a plastic wrapped plastic spoon and injured her hip. She underwent hip replacement surgery. | |||||
2016-01-12 | Sylvania | Ohio | U.S. Postal Service | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell while delivering mail to a residence, suffering a head injury, as well as eye and chin lacerations. | |||||
2016-01-07 | Sylvania | Georgia | BI-LO Holdings | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was retrieving lunch meat from a refrigerated cooler when their right foot became entangled in an electrical cord at the base of the cooler. The employee fell on the left knee and broke the left hip. | |||||
2015-07-31 | Sylvania | Georgia | BAK Builders LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
An employee was using a handheld circular saw to rip cut a short piece of wood stock. The injured employee was positioned close behind the circular saw, helping to hold the short 2 X 6 wood stock. The blade became bound, causing the circular saw to kick back. The blade struck and amputated the injured employee's left-hand thumb, requiring surgery. |