Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Monro, Inc., 1300 Charleston Ave, MATTOON, ILLINOIS 61938
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 3, 2022, an employee was scraping tire weights off the rim of a tire when his arm bumped into the rim, resulting in a blood clot that required hospitalization.
An employee was hot patching a tire, which involves lighting a flammable liquid on fire to patch the tire. The flammable liquid contacted his arm, and he sustained burns to his arms and face.
On July 19, 2025, an employee was filling a wheelbarrow tire with air when the tire exploded, resulting in severe injuries to their right hand including a partial amputation.
An employee was placing an automotive tire on a balance and mount machine when the tire crushed their left ring fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation that was surgically reattached.
Two employees were attempting to align a car with an alignment rack, but the rack was not reading the car properly. The employee in the car attempted to move the car back and forth so the rack could read it when the car rolled off the rack and struck the injured employee, resulting in a fractured leg.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 811112)
As he was walking to the anti-spatter station, an employee was struck by a reversing forklift. It knocked him over and its tire struck his left ankle, breaking it.
An employee was on a step ladder securing a pipe. Afterwards, the employee pulled on the pipe to verify that it was secured and the pipe gave way. The employee then fell 15 feet to the concrete ground below resulting in two broken legs.
An employee powered off a fender forging machine and engaged the pneumatic gauge die holder (cylinder). The cylinder then came up and amputated his finger.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.