Severe Workplace Injuries in Akron, Ohio
Employers in Akron reported 130 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through November 2025: 105 workers hospitalized and 35 amputations (27% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 70 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in Akron since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 547 inspections at Akron workplaces, and 362 of them (66%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 890 serious, 20 willful and 55 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $3,847,025.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC (referral, details) | 4 (2 serious+) | $11,000 |
| R & S Truck Caps And Auto Accessories LLC (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $2,500 |
| Ace Rubber Products Division Garro Tread Corporation (referral, details) | 14 (12 serious+) | $15,000 |
| Creekside Roofing And Decks LLC (other, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $7,000 |
| Roofing By Simon Inc (other, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,400 |
| Richards Wholesale Fence Co., Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $9,700 |
| Q.T. Equipment Company (referral, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $12,000 |
| K2 Roofing LLC (complaint, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $6,810 |
| Resendiz Jiminez Roofing, LLC (other, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $23,832 |
| All Year Roofing And Construction, LLC (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $8,936 |
| Barney's Construction LLC (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $4,000 |
| Advanced Roofing And Construction, LLC (other, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $11,916 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 30 newest severe injury reports from Akron employers, as OSHA published them.
Nov 18, 2025 · Ohio Pocket Sandwich Company LLC Amputation
An employee was working on a molding line for sandwiches. The employee was removing a slice of bread that was going through the molder without a top slice when his hand contacted the molding plates, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation. A guard was in place at the time.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1862426
Oct 27, 2025 · Ohio Hickory Harvest Brand Products, Inc. Amputation
An employee was pulling a rubber conveyor belt around the end of a line to connect it to the mechanical portion underneath. The employee's right hand was pulled into the gears under the belt, causing an amputation to the right thumb.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1857987
Oct 25, 2025 · Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was performing maintenance under a kettle. When he removed a tri-clamp on a transfer line, the hot fat and broth material in the kettle poured out onto his arm. The employee was hospitalized with burns.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1857486
Oct 15, 2025 · C & W Facility Services Inc. Hospitalized
An employee's hand was caught in a conveyor belt as they worked to clear a jam in a piece of equipment. The employee suffered a dislocation to the right elbow, as well as a broken ulna near the elbow, and was hospitalized.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Multiple arm locations · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1856509
Sep 8, 2025 · Mueller Electric Company Inc Amputation
An employee was working to unjam a crimper machine. The machine cycled and crushed the employee's left thumb, causing an amputation.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1850648
Aug 23, 2025 · The Schwebels Baking Company Hospitalized
A delivery driver was working to open a door at a supermarket so he could make his delivery of bread products. The door was stuck, and when he applied force to open it, it came loose, knocking him back and causing him to strike his head on the wall or floor. The employee sustained a skull fracture, brain swelling, and lost consciousness.
Fall on same level (other) · Brain · Wholesale trade
Jun 28, 2025 · Frito-Lay Inc Hospitalized
An employee was walking while doing product inventory. The employee slipped and fell on metal decking and sustained a laceration to their left shin and calf area. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 25, 2025 · Lake Erie Construction Hospitalized
On June 25, 2025, an employee was installing wooden guardrail posts at a work site when they began exhibiting signs of heat-related illness. The employee was transported back to the company shop and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Construction · OSHA inspection 1835210
May 27, 2025 · Lowe's Amputation
An employee was using a manlift (order picker) to collect items for delivery. They were raising the work platform when their left middle finger was crushed between the overhead cage of the lift and the ceiling trusses. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Retail
Apr 23, 2025 · AWP, Inc. Hospitalized
A traffic control employee fell 30 inches into an open excavation, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Lower leg(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Apr 9, 2025 · Lowe's Home Improvement Hospitalized
A cashier was walking to the register in the lumber department when another employee was pushing a cart with lumber and the cart struck the cashier. The cashier fell and sustained a broken left arm and a dislocated left elbow.
Injured by object pushed or pulled by person · Multiple arm locations · Retail
Mar 24, 2025 · Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospitalized
An employee was walking through a hospital unit when they slipped on adhesive remover that was on the floor and and fell. The employee suffered a left quadriceps tendon rupture and required surgery.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Thigh(s) · Health care and social assistance
Mar 5, 2025 · Advanced Cryogenic Enterprises, LLC Amputation
An employee was unclogging a granulator when the rotor pulled his fingers in. His left index, middle, and ring fingers, as well as his right thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was not guarded at the time.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Thumb(s) and finger(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1810759
Feb 3, 2025 · NAPA Auto Parts Hospitalized
On February 3, 2025, an employee tripped and fell backward on stairs. The employee fell down seven steps and sustained a head injury.
Other fall to lower level · Head · Retail
Dec 2, 2024 · Landmark Plastic Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was installing a safety block on a press when their hand was crushed between the top and bottom plates. The employee sustained fractures and severe lacerations. The machine was not locked out at the time.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Hand(s), finger(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1791492
Oct 8, 2024 · Ohio Gasket & Shim Company Amputation
An employee was manually feeding parts into a stamping press when his fingers were caught in the machine. The employee sustained amputations of his right index and middle fingers.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1781725
Jun 13, 2024 · KLE Construction Company Hospitalized
An employee was working on reinforcing steel rebar while wearing a full body harness with a retractable hook. The bar that the employee was hooked to bent and the fall protection slid off, causing the employee to fall 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, damaged ear canal, broken bones in the face, a broken collar bone, three brain bleeds, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1757336
Feb 16, 2024 · FOUNDATION INDUSTRIES INC. Amputation
An employee was operating a CNC machine and was caught in the machine resulting in partial amputation of their left middle fingertip.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1729600
Jan 13, 2024 · DS Services of America, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was carrying a box inside a warehouse when it slipped out of their hands and struck their knee. The employee then fell and landed on the concrete floor, resulting in a right femur fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
Fall on same level (other) · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing
Dec 5, 2023 · Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospitalized
A patient kicked a police officer in the leg, rupturing their patellar tendon. The police officer required hospitalization and surgery.
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Knee(s) · Health care and social assistance
Dec 5, 2023 · Kenmore Construction Hospitalized
An employee was walking on a job site when they were struck from behind by a pickup truck. The employee sustained fractures to the arms, pelvis, and legs.
Pedestrian vehicular incident · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction
Oct 23, 2023 · Family & Community Services, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was delivering food to families when they were struck by their parked vehicle, resulting in compound leg fracture.
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Leg(s) · Other services
Oct 22, 2023 · Select Medical Hospital Hospitalized
An employee was walking down a hallway and fell. The employee sustained a fractured femur.
Fall on same level (other) · Thigh(s) · Health care and social assistance
Oct 17, 2023 · United Rentals Inc Hospitalized
An employee was dismounting a delivery truck when they fell from the step onto the ground, resulting in a leg fracture.
Other fall to lower level · Leg(s) · Real estate and rental
Jul 6, 2023 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Hospitalized
An employee was delivering mail when they became dehydrated and overheated. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing
Apr 29, 2023 · United States Postal Service Hospitalized
An employee was delivering mail when they fell down a set of porch steps to the ground. They sustained a hip injury that required hospitalization.
Other fall to lower level · Hip(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Apr 24, 2023 · Haller Enterprises Inc Hospitalized
An employee was unpacking an ice bagger that was approximately 6 feet long and 10 feet tall and weighed 300-400 pounds. The machine was on the ground in a crate. The employee was removing the crate when the machine tipped over and crushed his leg.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1668639
Apr 17, 2023 · R&R Truck Sales INC Hospitalized
An employee was attempting to reseal the leaking nozzle tip of a pressure washer when the pressurized water discharged into the palm of his left hand, lacerating it.
Struck by discharged object or substance · Hand(s), except finger(s) · Wholesale trade
Apr 12, 2023 · Summit Tool Company Hospitalized
An employee was making parts on a 300-ton press when the shot key of the machine dislodged and struck the employee in the stomach, resulting in a possible liver laceration.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1665014
Mar 23, 2023 · FERRIOT INC. Amputation
A maintenance employee was cleaning a cylinder with a wire brush when their left little finger was caught by the rotating shaft on a handheld drill resulting in amputation of the last digit.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1660498
After a workplace injury in Ohio
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Akron
Lawbamba lists 17 workers compensation lawyers with an office in Akron, Ohio, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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