Severe Workplace Injuries in Cincinnati, Ohio

Nov 17, 2025 · Wright of Ohio - Cincinnati Amputation

An employee was helping to attach an automated flagger assistance device platform to the rear hitch of a truck. He placed his left index finger inside the hitch mount area to locate the pinhole for alignment. As a co-worker repositioned the platform, the components shifted and caught the employee's finger between the platform and the hitch assembly, resulting in a laceration with a partial fingertip amputation.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction

Nov 13, 2025 · Zenith Logistics Hospitalized

The injured employee operating a pallet jack pulled up behind another pallet jack being operated by a second employee. The injured employee walked between his forks when he tripped over the other pallet jack's forks. He reached up as he was falling and contacted the throttle of his pallet jack. The pallet jack accelerated and pinched his legs before pulling him underneath it. The employee suffered a broken lower left leg.

Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Lower leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1860746

Oct 3, 2025 · United Dairy Farmers Amputation

The injured employee was training a new employee on a dough machine. She went to show where the batter comes from and her right index fingertip was cut. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1860013

Sep 16, 2025 · CrewPay Inc. Hospitalized

On September 16, 2025, an employee was installing and adjusting spotlights on a performance stage that was under construction. While crossing the stage to speak with other contractors, the employee encountered a section of the stage where the elevation changed to a lower level. As the employee stepped down 14 inches to the lower level, his knee locked up and he fell to the stage. He subsequently rolled off the stage and fell approximately 2 to 3 feet to the floor, resulting in a fractured tibial plateau in his right leg.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Knee(s) · Real estate and rental

Sep 11, 2025 · Alpha Roofing and Sheet Metal, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was installing metal panels on a roof when they fell through a skylight and landed on the ground 40 feet below. The employee sustained injuries to their head and ribs.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet · Head and trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 185032518503

Sep 10, 2025 · Mane Inc. Amputation

An employee was transferring scrap metal from a tote into a metal recycling dumpster for disposal. While throwing a 20-pound stainless steel motor into the dumpster, the employee moved in closer to ensure it went inside. As they tossed the motor, it appeared to be off-target, so they went to push and redirect it while it was in the air. During this action, their right ring and little fingers were caught between the falling motor and the edge of the dumpster. The employee suffered a crush injury to the ring finger and an amputation of the little finger above the top knuckle.

Struck by other propelled object or substance (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Sep 10, 2025 · PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING INC Hospitalized

An employee was on a scissor lift while marking a ceiling with a tool so they could cut control joints. The counterweight of a boom lift struck the scissor lift as it rotated, knocking the scissor lift over. The employee fell 14 feet. The employee sustained a femoral neck fracture to their left femur, fractures to three vertebrae, a pelvic fracture, a fracture and dislocation to their left wrist, and scrapes to their left elbow and wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1850018

Aug 30, 2025 · Service-Tech Corporation Amputation

An employee was on the roof of a building, putting plastic around a dust collector, when their left middle finger was caught in a grinder insider the dust collector. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle finger.

Struck by running powered equipment · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1848157

Aug 30, 2025 · Theobald Management Hospitalized

An employee was standing by the drink station, filling drinks. The employee turned away from the drink station, slipped on a bit of water, and fell to the floor. The employee's hip was fractured.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Hotels and restaurants

Jul 28, 2025 · Johnson Controls Cincinnati Office Hospitalized

An employee developed lower back pain after climbing up fixed ladders to reach a roof, then beginning to route wire into an air handling unit. When the employee knelt to pick up rope, the back pain became severe. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a sprain to a back muscle.

Multiple types of bodily position and motion · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Construction

Jul 14, 2025 · Midwest Medical Transport Hospitalized

An employee was walking along a retainer wall. The employee fell from the wall to the ground, suffering a broken L1 vertebra, a broken shoulder blade, and a lacerated spleen.

Other fall to lower level · Trunk and other upper extremities · Health care and social assistance

Jul 8, 2025 · Tdg Facilities, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was working outdoors waiting to install an HVAC system when he felt overheated. His legs began cramping and he could not walk. The employee sustained dehydration and was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis.

Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Jun 2, 2025 · Darden Restaurants Hospitalized

An employee was carrying dirty dishes to the dish area when they slipped on water on the floor near the dishwasher. They fell to the floor and sustained a fractured hip.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Hotels and restaurants

Jun 2, 2025 · RENK America Marine & Industry Hospitalized

An employee was preparing for a quality audit when they slipped on oil on the floor and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a leg injury.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Leg(s) · Manufacturing

May 25, 2025 · Kroger Hospitalized

An employee was stocking shelves and tripped over the plastic wrap. They fell to the floor and broke their right hip.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Retail

May 22, 2025 · The TJX Companies, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was repositioning merchandise after the floor was stripped and waxed when they slipped on uncured wax and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Thigh(s) · Retail

May 19, 2025 · LITHKO CONTRACTING LLC Hospitalized

An employee was performing concrete work as part of a crew for the construction of a new building when they slipped on a gravel surface and their knee twisted. The employee was hospitalized with a torn ligament/tendon in the knee that required surgery.

Slip, trip, stumble on same level without fall · Knee(s) · Construction

May 12, 2025 · LeafGuard of Cincinnati Hospitalized

An employee was inspecting and measuring the roof of a home. The employee slid off the porch roof and suffered a broken right ankle.

Other fall to lower level · Ankle(s) · Construction

May 8, 2025 · Central Steel & Wire Co Hospitalized

An employee was lifting 4,300-pound sheets of metal using an overhead crane. The sheets being lifted slid away from the employee and fell onto a metal table, which then pushed the employee into a stack of metal sheets. The employee was pinned between the table and the stack, fracturing both legs below the knees. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Lower leg(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1824775

Apr 30, 2025 · ABB, Inc. Amputation

On April 30, 2025, a field service engineer was working on robots in a cell when the line faulted. The engineer went to unjam the line and the machine caused an amputation to their left index fingertip (about 3/4" total from the fingertip). The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Professional and technical services · OSHA inspection 1822348

Apr 30, 2025 · Eurest-Compass Group Hospitalized

On 4/30/2025, an employee had just clocked in and was walking to the work area when they fell on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a broken arm.

Fall on same level · Brain · Hotels and restaurants

Apr 30, 2025 · XPO Logistics Freight Inc. Hospitalized

An employee finished loading a trailer and needed a strap to secure the freight. He drove his forklift down the dock to the next sector to get a strap from another trailer. He picked up the strap and was driving back to the loaded trailer when the strap got caught under the forklift's tires. The strap was pulled from his hand and skin was removed from his right arm. He also sustained a contusion and an open wound down his right arm and wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

Nonroadway noncollision incident (other) · Wrist(s) and arm(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing

Apr 24, 2025 · Spring Grove Resource Recovery,Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning the back of a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer pulled away from the dock and the employee fell from the dock lock to the ground below, breaking their right femur.

Other fall to lower level · Thigh(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1820442

Apr 21, 2025 · J.R. Jurgensen Companies Hospitalized

On April 21, 2025, at around 6:15 PM, an employee was working on a dual-tank asphalt distributor truck with reports of a clogged A/C line. When the return plug was removed, hot liquid asphalt projected out of the drain hole and onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to parts of his face, neck, and both arms.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1821317

Apr 8, 2025 · IES Residential Hospitalized

An employee was working from an extension ladder to install an exterior receptable outlet on the soffit at a newly constructed home. They fell from the ladder to the ground and the ladder ended up on the ground also. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur and required surgery.

Other fall to lower level · Thigh(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1817565

Mar 31, 2025 · Building Crafts Inc. Hospitalized

Employees were setting braces on a vertical wall. They had it rigged up using a jib pole attachment on a front-end loader. They secured a brace and an employee went up a ladder to disconnect the rigging from the hook. The injured employee was holding the ladder. The jib pole attachment (estimated to weigh 2,000 pounds) detached from the loader, struck the injured employee, and pinned him against the ladder. The employee was hospitalized with multiple injuries including a punctured lung, fractures to his collarbone, arm, and femur, and injuries to his hip and leg.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Lung(s), pleura · Construction · OSHA inspection 1814999

Mar 23, 2025 · Best Crowd Management, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was making his way to the office to clock in for his shift. He was descending the stairs of the bleachers and some of the bleachers had been pushed in, creating a 6-foot drop. It was dark and the employee fell 6 feet from the bleachers to the concrete floor. He sustained a concussion and a head laceration.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1814778

Mar 10, 2025 · Kemper Road KinderCare Hospitalized

An employee was playing outside with children at a day care facility when they tripped and fell. The employee suffered an injury to the left knee.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Knee(s) · Health care and social assistance

Mar 5, 2025 · Performance Plastics, LTD Amputation

An employee was cleaning out a hopper filter when their index finger contacted the fan blade of the vacuum loader motor. The employee sustained an amputation of the first knuckle of the finger.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1810327

Feb 25, 2025 · Benjamin Steel Company, Inc. Amputation

An employee was brushing metal shavings away from the end of steel tubing that was cut by a saw. The employee's right little finger got caught between the steel tubing and the roller bar, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1808861