Dayton Ohio – Machine Injury & Accidents

Dayton Ohio is a city known for its manufacturing industry, and as a result, it’s also home to a fair share of machinery accidents. In this article, we’ll take a look at the five most common types of Dayton Ohio machine accidents and what you can do to prevent them from happening to you.

Accident Statistics

You’re not alone if you’ve been the victim of an equipment accident in Dayton. According to the National Safety Council, Dayton ranks as one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for workers. In fact, it’s one of only a handful of cities where workplace injuries are rising significantly. Interestingly, this isn’t just an Ohio problem. Nationwide, machinery accidents are on the rise too. The good news is that most of these injuries don’t result in any serious injury or death, but they can still be incredibly frustrating and costly for employers and employees alike.

Manufacturing Companies

There are many manufacturing companies located in Dayton Ohio, some of which include:

Rex American Resources Corporation
SRC Liquidation LLC
Mahle Behr Dayton L.L.C.
Lion Group, Inc.
Morning Pride Mfg LLC
Ernst Enterprises, Inc.
Misumi Investment USA Corporation

Lion Apparel, Inc.
Dayton Lamina Corporation
Drt Holdings, Inc.
Norwood Medical LLC
Dayton Progress Corporation
Shore To Shore, Inc.
Dayton-Phoenix Group, Inc.

All of these companies have a presence in Dayton because of its strategic location and skilled workforce. This makes Dayton an ideal place to start or grow a business.

Machinery Accidents

Machinery accidents are common, especially in Dayton Ohio. In fact, according to the National Safety Council, 1 out of every 4 jobs in the United States involves using machinery. That means there is a good chance you’ll be involved in an accident at some point in your career.

If you have been in a machinery accident in Dayton Ohio, contact an experienced attorney as soon as possible. A lawyer can help you protect your rights and get the compensation you deserve.

Here are recent examples of machinery accidents that have happened in Dayton Ohio:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
06/11/2021	Grandview Medical Center	Dayton	Oh	An employee tripped on a book bag while walking out of a patient's room. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken left hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Luggage, handbags
01/11/2021	Freedom Solar Power	Dayton	Tx	A box truck was being backed into a customer's driveway. The truck's ladder became entangled with overhead powerlines. An employee climbed on top of the vehicle and tried to untangle the lines using PVC pipe. His head contacted the energized line and he was thrown off the vehicle to the ground. He lost consciousness, having suffered a shock and electrical burns.	Electrical burns	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Power lines, transformers, convertors
22/10/2021	Wisco Products Inc	Dayton	Oh	An employee was loading parts into a mechanical power press when their right index finger contacted the die, resulting in a partial amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Presses, except printing
22/10/2021	Trusscore USA Inc.	Dayton	Oh	An employee was packing a skid and using a miter saw to cut down a piece of wood that was roughly 6 inches long when the wood pulled his left thumb into the saw, resulting in a fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Sawing machinery-stationary
27/09/2021	Valencia Construction Group, Inc.	Daytona Beach Shores	Fl	On September 27, 2021, an employee was using a measuring tape and string to measure the alignment for the storm piping being installed inside a 4-foot trench. Afterwards, the employee stood on a drain manhole with a plywood cover on its opening. The plywood broke and the employee fell about 4 feet into the manhole, resulting in a bruised shoulder that required hospitalization.	Bruises, contusions	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet	Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board	Sewers, manholes, storm drains
21/09/2021	ABF Freight System, Inc.	Dayton	Oh	An employee was walking to a trash can when they were struck by a forklift. The employee sustained a fracture to the leg/ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
15/09/2021	Dayton Bag & Burlap Co	Dayton	Oh	An employee was operating a spreader machine when a chain caught his right hand and pulled it into the machine, resulting in amputations to his index, middle, and ring fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Special process machinery
10/09/2021	Crown Information Management	Daytona Beach	Fl	An employee was pushing a wheeled document bin when its weight caused her to lose balance and fall to the ground on her back. She suffered two broken vertebrae.	Fractures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
30/06/2021	Jordan Mechanical and Technical Corp.	Dayton	Oh	A temporary employee was using a hammer and punch to pre-punch holes in a 500 lbs. beam that was on two sawhorses. A forklift impacted one of the sawhorses, knocking the beam onto the employee's left foo and fracturing it.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Beams-unattached metal
18/06/2021	Campbell Construction, Inc.	Dayton	Tx	An employee was beginning to weld an angle iron on a new bridge when they fell approximately 51 feet from the bridge to the ground below, resulting in fractures to their face and ribs.	Fractures	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet	Bridges, dams, locks	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
26/05/2021	Epix Tube Co., Inc.	Dayton	Oh	A mill was being set up. It jogged while an employee's hand was in it, amputating one of the employee's fingertips.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Milling machines
20/05/2021	Malt Products Corporation	Dayton	Oh	An employee was walking behind a forklift when it ran over the employee's foot. The employee suffered four broken toes, a dislocated right ankle, and a laceration.	Fractures and dislocations	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
12/05/2021	New Dimension Metals Corp.	Dayton	Oh	An employee was working on a circular saw, cutting cold steel bars. A bar got caught and the employee reached to help release it. The circular saw cut the tip of the employee's right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Sawing machinery-stationary
29/04/2021	United Distribution Services, Inc.	Dayton	Nj	An employee was maneuvering a stand-up reach lift to a charging station when his left foot was pinned between the lift and a concrete column, resulting in amputation of the lower left leg.	Amputations	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Structural elements, n.e.c.
23/04/2021	Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc.	Daytona Beach	Fl	Two employees were changing air filters on top of a roof. They had accessed the roof by way of a scissor lift. As they started to descend down, the scissor lifts' wheel rolled into the dirt and the lift fell over. The employees fell about 20 feet to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with an injury to the pelvic region.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Pelvic region	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet	Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted	Ground, n.e.c.
07/04/2021	AutoZone	Dayton	Oh	The injured employee was on a ladder retrieving a part when another employee bumped the ladder and the injured employee fell to the floor and broke broken a hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level	Movable ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
04/03/2021	Walmart Stores East, LP	Dayton	Oh	An employee was putting a chain on the roll-down curtain door when the door's socket caught the employee's fingers, resulting in an amputation of the right index and middle fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Garage doors
04/03/2021	Daiken Applied Americas	Dayton	Oh	An employee was counting received product when they suffered an allergic reaction that required hospitalization.	Other or unspecified allergic reactions	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances	Nonclassifiable
10/02/2021	AV Maestro, LLC.	Daytona Beach	Fl	On February 10, 2021, an installer was positioning a 22-foot extension ladder in order to run a network line for a security camera. He fell about 8 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a tear to his Achilles tendon.	Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Extension ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
03/02/2021	SVG Motors Dayton	Dayton	Oh	An employee was waiting outside for their ride when the employee fell on ice. The employee sustained a broken right ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
26/01/2021	Hometown Auto Service and Transmission	South Daytona	Fl	On January 26, 2021, an employee was adjusting the bed height of a hydraulic press. The table/bed adjustment handle slipped and the table dropped on the employee's right hand. The employee's thumb was crushed between the bed and one of the pins the employee had been adjusting, and the thumb tip was amputated without bone loss.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Presses, except printing
18/01/2021	Mancor Ohio Inc.	Dayton	Oh	An employee fell to a concrete floor. The employee's head struck the concrete, causing a laceration over the left eyebrow and a bloody nose.	Cuts, lacerations	Forehead	Fall on same level	Floor
09/01/2021	B. Braun Medical, Inc.	Daytona Beach	Fl	On January 9, 2021, an employee was buffing a floor with an orbital buffer. The cord wrapped around his ankle and he fell backward, fracturing his skull.	Fractures	Skull	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
07/01/2021	Dayton Corrugated Packaging Corp.	Dayton	Oh	A transfer cart started automatically and struck an employee, breaking the employee's leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Material and personnel handling machinery
06/01/2021	XPO Logistics Freight	Dayton	Oh	An employee unloading a crate attempted to turn the crate near the rear of a trailer so that he could get a pallet jack under the crate. A board broke off the crate and the employee fell out the rear of the trailer, landing on the ground and suffering a fractured pelvis that required hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck	Boxes, crates, cartons
19/10/2020	Penske Logistics	Dayton	Nj	An employee was lifting boxes weighing approximately 36 pounds and felt pain in his stomach. He was hospitalized with a hernia.	Hernias due to traumatic incidents	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode	Boxes, crates, cartons
08/10/2020	Campbell Concrete & Materials L.L.C.	Dayton	Tx	An employee accessed the top of a fuel tank and slipped and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left arm as well as scratches, cuts, and abrasions to the face and head.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
02/10/2020	MasTec Advanced Technologies	Daytona Beach	Fl	An employee was dismounting a TV from a wall mount at a customer's residence when his left hand was lacerated by the TV and/or the bracket on the wall. The employee required surgery.	Cuts, lacerations	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Nonclassifiable
09/09/2020	Davis H. Elliott Company, Incorporated	Dayton	Oh	An employee was preparing an underground 7,200-volt utility cable. The cable shocked the employee, causing electrical burns on the torso and stomach area and an exit wound on the left foot.	Electrical burns	Multiple trunk locations	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Power lines, transformers, convertors
02/09/2020	Halifax Health Services, LLC	Daytona Beach	Fl	While walking across the parking lot, an employee tripped on a section of raised asphalt and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured upper right arm.	Fractures	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface	Parking lot irregularity
28/08/2020	McAfee Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC	Dayton	Oh	An employee fell while trying to climb off a residential roof onto a fixed ladder attached to the service truck. The employee landed on the ground about 8 feet below and suffered a concussion and cracked vertebrae. Fall protection was not in use at the time.	Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Roof edges	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
24/08/2020	FirstService Residential, Inc.	Daytona Beach	Fl	An employee was rolling a dumpster to the loading dock for collection when his right hand was caught and fractured between the roll-off dumpster and a concrete wall.	Fractures	Hand(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space	Walls
17/08/2020	Ferguson Construction Company	University Of Dayton	Oh	An employee was climbing down an access ladder from a roof. He fell from the fourth rung, landing on his side and suffering a broken right hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ladders-fixed	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
14/08/2020	First Florida Constuctors	Daytona Beach	Fl	On August 14, 2020, a temporary employee was throwing an empty cardboard box into a construction dumpster when nearby employees heard him call out. They found him on his knees with his hands on the dumpster. He experienced neck pain and numb legs, requiring hospitalization.	Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders	Multiple body parts	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
10/08/2020	Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.	Dayton	Oh	An employee was operating a reach truck when the safety flags fell between the operator's compartment and mast. The employee attempted to grab the flags and hit the controller while doing so. The mast lowered, trapping his right arm in the machine. He was hospitalized with a degloved arm.	Avulsions, enucleations	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
24/07/2020	CHAPEL ELECTRIC CO., LLC	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was closing a gang box door. The door closed on the tip of the employee's right ring finger, amputating the tip (with no bone loss).	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Boxes, crates, cartons
13/07/2020	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	Dayton	New Jersey	While stepping out of an elevator an employee slipped and fell into a table. The employee sustained a laceration to the forehead.	Cuts, lacerations	Forehead	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.	Floor	Tables, worktables
01/07/2020	Sugar Creek Packing Company	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was clearing jammed film on a packaging machine when the employee's right hand was caught between the die hand and die plate, fracturing the right middle and index fingers. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
30/06/2020	United States Postal Service	Dayton	Ohio	An employee suffered heat-related illness while carrying letters and other mail, requiring hospitalization.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
13/05/2020	Minco Tool and Mold Inc.	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was loading a mold into a vise to saw off an eye bolt when the vise closed on the employee's finger, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Vises, clamps
21/04/2020	Maxim Roofing Company, LLC	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was coming down an extension ladder from the roof of a building when the ladder and employee fell. The employee suffered a broken left wrist and left hip. The ladder was not attached to the building and was missing feet at the time of the incident.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level	Extension ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
15/04/2020	Sugar Creek Packing Company	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was putting tension on a conveyor and aligning it at the bacon microwave for the morning startup. While he was steadying himself, his left thumb was caught in an ingoing nip point, resulting in a thumb tip amputation and left thumb fracture.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Conveyors-powered
07/04/2020	Epix Tube	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was using a scouring pad to remove excess zinc from a steel tube on a mill. As the employee was moving up and down the tube, the employee's gloved hand was pulled into the mill's rollers, resulting in partial amputations to the right middle and ring fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Milling machines
02/04/2020	Marshall Dayton Tire Sales Company, Inc.	Dayton	Ohio	The injured employee was inventorying tires when another employee, who was helping, pushed a ladder forward to the next section of shelves and bumped a tire, knocking it off the shelf. The falling tire struck the injured employee, causing a neck injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Tires, except bike	Shelves, shelving
11/02/2020	Mahle Behle Corporation	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was leaving a breakroom. While she was holding the door open for another employee, the door slammed on her right little finger. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate	Doors, except garage and vehicle
07/02/2020	Carter Electric Company, Inc.	Daytona Beach	Florida	On February 7, 2020, an employee was running an overhead conduit pipe from a 6-foot A-frame ladder when the ladder's spreader bar came off, causing him to fall about 4 to 5 feet to the ground. He fractured his right elbow and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Elbow(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet	Step ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
04/02/2020	Wenco Construction Company, LLC	Dayton	Ohio	An employee was taking out a small trash cart. The employee picked up the cart to dump the trash, and the cart slipped out of the employee's hand. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the cart and a dumpster, sustaining a partial amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
16/09/2019	Dayton Childrens Hospital	Dayton	Ohio	A public safety officer was de-escalating a fight between family members in a NICU waiting room when the employee was punched in the face. The officer was hospitalized with a broken nose.	Fractures	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Other client or customer
29/08/2019	Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC	Dayton	New Jersey	An employee was returning to his forklift when corrugated boxes that were nearby fell on him. He was hospitalized with a broken left leg and dislocated left ankle.	Fractures and dislocations	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Boxes, crates, cartons
23/08/2019	Bahena Steel, LLC	Dayton	Texas	An employee was arranging a rebar wall for a vault that was being constructed when three parts of the rebar became detached and struck the employee in the head and chest. The employee was hospitalized.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Head and trunk	Struck by object or equipment	Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)	Structural elements, n.e.c.
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