Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Conn-Selmer, Inc, 34199 Curtis Blvd, EASTLAKE, OHIO 44095
on — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
Excess sodium hypochlorite was added to a treatment tank causing the pH of an adjacent tank to spike. Sulfuric acid was added to the adjacent tank in hopes of lowering the pH. Eight employees were taken to local hospitals for exposure to chlorine gas. Two were hospitalized for respiratory irritation.
On October 15, 2022, an employee was using a tabletop press to squeeze part of a piston before brazing. The employee's left finger was pinched between the piston and the press, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was passing through a building when she suffered an allergic reaction to a cinnamon air freshener. The employee began to feel dizzy and ill, ultimately becoming unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee wearing a blasting hood was preparing to blast inside a tank. The line that supplies the hood with breathing air was plugged into an argon line. The employee breathed the argon gas and fell. The employee was hospitalized for argon poisoning.
An employee was preparing a pump for maintenance. When the employee removed a cover, chemicals were released into the air. The employee was exposed to hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan and was hospitalized.
An employee was winding musical strings on the company's automatic string winding machine. The employee's left middle finger was caught when the top carriage was returning to the home position. The employee sustained a broken finger that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was preparing to pour electrolyte liquid into a generator when a static shock occurred as he opened the tank. While pouring the liquid, a second static shock occurred, causing the employee to get splashed with liquid and sustain an eye and face injury.
On October 15, 2022, an employee was using a tabletop press to squeeze part of a piston before brazing. The employee's left finger was pinched between the piston and the press, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was entering the building carrying a briefcase and his lunch when he lost his balance while opening the door. He fell down six outside steps, resulting in a fractured arm and contusions to the head and knee.
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.