Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KoneCranes, Inc., 4401 Gateway Blvd., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On or about August 3, 2015, an employee was struck by a man lift while walking down an aisle.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was removing metal bar stock from cantilever racking using an overhead crane. The metal bar stock dropped onto the employee's right middle finger causing an amputation.
An employee was performing maintenance on a hoist that was on a mill roof when the employee fell approximately 14 feet through a roof opening to the floor below, suffering a broken right elbow, broken right pelvis, and head trauma.
An employee was preparing to remove a hook/bottom block from an under-the-hook lifting device when the crane hook latch partially amputated the employee's right thumb.
Two employees were attempting to lubricate pinion gears on an overhead crane bridge drive. To prevent overspray, the first employee held a blue shop rag behind the pinion gear being lubricated. The second employee sprayed the lubricant. The first employee asked the second to move the bridge forward using the crane pendent control, so he could lubricate the entire gear. The second employee inched the crane forward, at which time the blue shop rag and the first employee's finger got pinched between the pinion gear and the drive wheel.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
Employees were building a gantry. The injured employee was carrying part of the gantry when their left ring finger was crushed between the gantry and wood. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
A civilian vehicle entered the construction site to avoid a motor vehicle accident and struck two employees who were cleaning up the area. The two employees sustained injuries and were hospitalized.
An employee was removing a blade that was lodged in a pipe when their foot was caught by the cold cutter blade attachment. The employee sustained a crush/laceration injury to three toes on the right foot. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.