Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified · Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wellpath, 8240 Infirmary Road, RAVENNA, OHIO 44266
on — Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
About 90 minutes after an employee had completed the processing of an inmate he became unresponsive and was hospitalized, apparently due to an exposure to fentanyl.
On July 23, 2025, at approximately 7:20 a.m., an employee was walking to see inmates when they slipped on a towel on the floor. They fell to the floor and landed on their left side, near their ribs. The employee was hospitalized with kidney bleeding on their left side.
An employee was working in a ceiling space to replace an exhaust fan belt. They stepped on sheet rock and fell through the ceiling. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder and a collarbone fracture.
An employee was trying to stop an aggressive patient that was springing toward a nurse and was pushed into a door frame, suffering head, neck, and elbow injuries.
Two employees were doing emergency medical service work. Their ambulance was leaking exhaust, and both employees developed carbon monoxide poisoning. Both were hospitalized.
An employee was walking down the stairs while carrying laundry when they missed a step and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.
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.