Severe Workplace Injuries in Circleville, Ohio

Oct 17, 2024 · Vos Electric, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was driving a boom lift when he encountered a 10-inch elevation change, and his face and left arm struck the guardrail system of the boom lift basket. He was hospitalized with a fractured left arm, a hairline jaw fracture on the left side, and a laceration under his chin.

Nonroadway noncollision incident (other) · Head and extremities · Construction

Jan 11, 2024 · American Wood Fibers, Inc. Amputation

A maintenance employee was working to unclog a conveying system. He bent over to pick up a tool from the ground and attempted to steady himself using the machine's airlock. The machine actuated and amputated four fingers from his left hand. The airlock was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1721391

Jan 6, 2024 · Sofidel America Corp. Hospitalized

A mobile conveyor unit had stopped unexpectedly, causing boxes of product to fall from a pallet. An employee climbed onto the conveyor to re-stack the boxes on the pallet, but lost balance and had to step down to the floor abruptly. His right ankle buckled resulting in dislocation, as well as fractures.

Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Ankle(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1720679

Apr 30, 2023 · Sofidel America Corp. Hospitalized

Two machine operators were troubleshooting a sensor near the printing rollers of a machine. The injured employee was removing some paper accumulation on a roller when their right arm was drawn between the printing rollers resulting in a thumb laceration.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1668935

Sep 22, 2022 · Sofidel America Corp. Hospitalized

On September 22, 2022, two employees were investigating a jam in the rewinder section of a production line. One of them was removing jammed material from the machine rollers while the other rotated them. The injured employee's left hand was caught between a roller and a stationary guide plate. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the left hand and thumb that required hospitalization and surgery.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Hand(s) and finger(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1625350

Jan 14, 2022 · Sofidel America Corp. Amputation

An employee was removing a spent reel that had slipped off one of the eject rails from an unwinder. He went to push the core and dislodge it from the ejection rail. The employee began to raise his hands to warn other employees to stand clear and not enter the area. His right ring finger slipped into a hole in the chuck. The chuck closed and fell off the rails, crushing the employee's right ring finger between the chuck and spacer, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 10, 2022 · J & R Schugel Trucking, Inc. Hospitalized

A truck driver was stepping out of his truck at a local fuel center when his foot slipped on the steps, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs.

Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Transportation and warehousing

Aug 26, 2021 · K.N.S. Services, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using an 8-foot, A-frame ladder while pulling wiring for a new security camera through the wall to the outdoor loading dock area. While stepping down the ladder, the ladder tipped away from the building and the employee tried to step down again to stabilize it. The ladder continued to fall and the employee fell onto a guardrail and struck the ground, resulting in fractures to the face and various bruises.

Other fall to lower level · Face · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1553970

May 14, 2021 · Fletcher's Towing Svc Hospitalized

An employee was winching a vehicle onto a rollback tow truck when their finger became caught between the winch cable and the truck bed, resulting in an injury to a tendon in their left middle finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1533918

Mar 16, 2021 · Charter Communications, LLC Hospitalized

An employee fell from an extension ladder onto an asphalt pavement about 15 feet below, suffering a skull fracture, internal bleeding in the head, a broken collarbone, broken vertebrae, five to eight broken ribs, and a liver laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Head and trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 1521144

Nov 13, 2020 · Sofidel America Corp. Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning under a rewinder machine. The employee backed out in a crouched position, began to stand up, and turned to get traction. The employee's left foot got caught under the outfeed discharge conveyor; they fell with their foot under the conveyor, landing on their face and suffering a laceration over the eye that required 7 stitches, as well as a left ankle dislocation and tibia-fibula fracture.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Manufacturing

May 8, 2020 · Sofidel America Corp. Hospitalized

On May 8, 2020, an employee was moving a finished core from an unwinder machine with a crane and attempting to set the core onto the slabbing table. The table flipped and the core struck the employee in the right shin, resulting in a fracture.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing

May 20, 2019 · Sofidel America Corp. Hospitalized

An employee was using an air gun to remove paper from a cylinder. The air gun struck their left hand causing a laceration and compressed air was injected into their left arm. The employee was hospitalized that evening with pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in the left chest wall and neck.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1403335

Sep 26, 2018 · Daily Services, LLC Amputation

On September 26, 2018, an employee was helping unload a concrete panel off a forklift truck onto a pickup truck bed. The panel slipped and its weight came down on the employee's little finger, pinching off the tip.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fingertip(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Sep 26, 2018 · The Cellar Lumber Company Amputation

An employee was attempting to help a forklift operator load a customer's vehicle with a pallet of purchased materials. The employee's hand went under the pallet as the forklift was setting it down behind the customer's vehicle, resulting in a right little fingertip amputation.

Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport (other) · Fingertip(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1350894

Aug 21, 2018 · The Cellar Lumber Co. Hospitalized

On August 21, 2018, an employee was climbing a step ladder to measure a house foundation when the employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a broken rib and collarbone.

Other fall to lower level · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail

Jul 26, 2018 · DE States Hospitalized

An employee was climbing down an extension ladder. The employee fell about 6 feet to the concrete floor, landing on their head and suffering an injury that required 16 stitches.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Head · Construction · OSHA inspection 1334651

Sep 26, 2017 · Big Tex Trailer World Hospitalized

On September 26, 2017, an employee was moving a tow dolly by hand. He was positioned downhill of the dolly when it began to roll down the slight grade. When he attempted to stop the dolly, it swung toward him. He stepped onto the dolly as it collided with a larger trailer and fell backward, injuring his back and shoulder and requiring hospitalization.

Other fall to lower level · Shoulder(s) and back · Retail

Sep 20, 2017 · Amtech LLC Hospitalized

On 9/20/2017, an employee was acting as a spotter for an aerial lift when the lift ran over the employee's left foot, fracturing three toes. The employee was hospitalized.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Construction

Aug 6, 2017 · GEORGIA PACIFIC, LLC Hospitalized

Two employees were lifting an impression roll with a hydraulic lift cart when the roll fell off the cart and struck one of the employee's in the right leg. The employee's leg broke in the shin area and required hospitalization.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 10, 2017 · Global Metal Construction Hospitalized

An employee was helping to erect five rack frames. Before braces could be affixed to the frames, the C-clamp that was holding the second frame upright failed, causing the frame to fall on the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left tibia, ruptured ACL, and a joint bleed.

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment · Knee(s) and leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1248063

Jul 6, 2017 · GUTRIDGE PLUMBING, INC. Hospitalized

On July 6, 2017, an employee fell from a ladder while performing HVAC servicing, hitting his head on the concrete floor below.

Other fall to lower level · Brain · Construction

Sep 26, 2016 · Limbach Company Inc. Amputation

While installing metal ducting, an employee's finger made contact with fan blades, amputating the fingertip.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1180991

Oct 13, 2015 · Walmart # 1427 Hospitalized

An employee was stocking merchandise and fell from a six foot step ladder sustaining head injuries and was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Brain · Retail

May 20, 2015 · General Electric - Circleville Lamp Plant Amputation

An employee was working on a mount machine when the employee's left-hand ring finger was amputated, requiring hospitalization.

Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1066300