Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-03 | Westerville | Oh | Feldkamp Enterprises, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall through surface or existing opening |
An employee stepped into a water-filled plumbing pit while looking at an overhead HVAC duct. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from back pain. | |||||
2021-09-14 | Westerville | Oh | SDV Transport Inc | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell down stairs while carrying a large package, suffering a broken elbow. | |||||
2021-06-24 | Westerville | Oh | 3L of Ohio LLC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was descending a ladder after repairing a dormer on a roof when they fell 10 feet to the ground, resulting in a concussion and a fractured leg and arm. | |||||
2021-06-07 | Westerville | Oh | West-Camp Press, Inc | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was backing away from a desk when she tripped on a pallet and fell, hitting the metal shelving under a nearby work table with her right elbow and the right side of her rib cage. She suffered three broken ribs, scrapes and bruises to the elbow, and a possible partially collapsed lung. | |||||
2021-05-21 | Westerville | Oh | CLAYPOOL ELECTRIC, INC. | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was working on a lighting junction box above the ceiling and cut an energized 277-volt circuit wire. The employee was shocked and received an electrical burn on their right hand. | |||||
2021-01-21 | Westerville | Oh | Columbus Foam Products, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On January 21, 2021, an employee was using a baler machine when his hand was caught in the machine and severely lacerated. | |||||
2020-08-17 | Westerville | Oh | Meijer #181 | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a cart and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2020-01-28 | Westerville | Ohio | Iron Pony Motorsports | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was jumping a short distance to push a box farther onto a shelf when the employee's ring became caught on the shelf and lacerated the employee's finger, resulting in a surgical amputation. | |||||
2019-03-28 | Westerville | Ohio | West-Camp Printing, Inc | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
At about 7:00 a.m. on March 4, 2019, an employee slipped on ice in a parking lot. The back of the employee's head struck the asphalt pavement, causing a concussion. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-08-10 | Westerville | Ohio | Linares Roofing | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
On August 10, 2017, an employee was taking fall protection system anchors to the roof while using a ladder when the employee either fell from the ladder while placing the anchors onto the perimeter wall or while accessing the roof. The employee fell more than 20 feet to the ground and suffered a head injury, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-27 | Westerville | Ohio | Corna Kokosing | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
Employees were pouring concrete footings for a support on a second story school expansion. Two employees were using a concrete buggy to dump concrete. While they were raising the dump into position, the buggy tilted forward and tipped into the footing excavation. The injured employee was pinned between the buggy and excavation wall, suffering left arm and leg fractures. | |||||
2016-04-14 | Westerville | Ohio | Otterbein University | Brain | Kicked by animal |
An employee was leading horses to the stable at night when a horse was spooked. The horse turned and kicked the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-03-10 | Westerville | Ohio | Otterbein University | Lower leg(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
An employee went into the shed to get a pitching machine when he severely cut his left calf on the sharp edge of a motorized cart. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-10-15 | Westerville | Ohio | Meijer #181 | Brain | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by an automobile while gathering carts in the parking lot. The employee suffered severe leg injuries and bleeding on the brain. |