Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lonestar West Enterprises, LLC , 72784 Colerian Mount Pleasant Road, DILLONVALE, OHIO 43917
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On August 7, 2018, an employee was operating a hydrovac when the metal braided hose began leaking. The employee attempted to repair it with tape, and pressure built up in the hose. The hose then struck and lacerated the employee's hand, and high-pressure water and debris were injected into the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was installing wood trim surrounding a skylight inside a home. While holding a piece of trim in it's desired location, his pneumatic nail gun discharged, sending a 3/4-inch pin nail into his left forearm.
An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.
An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.
On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.
An employee was driving an ATV when it overturned and rolled onto its side. The employee sustained a fractured elbow requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was elevating an auger when the auger shifted. He went to stop the auger from shifting when it struck him, resulting in injuries to his left ankle and pelvic bone.
An employee was training to use an industrial shredding machine. While he was dumping a box, the pulley on a conveyor caught the tongue of his right shoe and pulled his third toe into a pinch point between the conveyor belt and the pulley drive. The employee sustained an amputation to their toe.
An employee was pushing a baler door that weighed about 500 pounds closed. A pair of wire cutters fell between the door and the baler wall. The employee was retrieving the wire cutters when the door closed, crushing the employee's right index finger against the baler wall and causing a partial amputation to the finger.
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.