Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ilsco Corporation, 4730 Madison Rd., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45227
on — Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was going to work carrying multiple bags and a newspaper. She was using her right arm to open the front door to enter the lobby when she lost her grip on the door, lost her balance, and then fell. She suffered a displaced right distal radius fracture with posttraumatic carpal tunnel syndrome.
The plant was shut down for maintenance including the 440 V lines. The 110 V line was left energized. Three employees were moving the rectifier equipment back into place when one of the employees touched something and felt hot like he was shocked. It ran through both arms. An EKG showed changes in his heart rate and he was hospitalized.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
On June 4, 2025, an employee was starting up the rotary winding machine and breaking off a piece of conduit when his left arm was struck by a moving part. The employee was hospitalized with a severe laceration to the elbow that exposed the tendon and the joint.
An employee was using a handheld grinder on a metal part. Sparks flew off the part and caught their clothing on fire. The employee sustained severe burns to their face, neck, and underarms.
An employee was operating a roll press machine when the material began to jam. The employee was pushing the material through when a part of the roll came loose and their left hand went through it and caught a piece of the roll. The roll of steel cut their left index finger resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a standup forklift in the warehouse to move it out of the way when the forklift struck the adjacent shelving. The employee sustained a broken hand that required surgery and hospitalization.
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.