Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ultimate RB, Inc., 1430 North Main, DELPHOS, OHIO 45833
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
On December 13, 2022, at approximately 3:30 PM, a maintenance employee was operating a crane to assist with flipping a 2,500-pound steel platen for a cleaning task. The platen was on the forks of a forklift and was also strapped to the crane. When the crane began to lift the platen, the load shifted and the platen slid forward on the forks, striking the maintenance employee, who was standing next to the forklift. The employee suffered a contusion and swelling to the right thigh. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
A crew was pulling a 4-inch plastic gas pipe off a reel and straightening it for installation. The injured employee stepped up on the trailer to cut the last band holding the pipe in the coil on the reel. As he turned to step off the trailer, the end of the pipe rotated and sprung out of the cage surrounding the coil, striking the employee on the side of the head and knocking him off of the trailer into the roadway. The employee suffered head trauma that required hospitalization.
An employee and a co-worker were performing a pick inside a clear well. They rigged the skid pan that was full of broken concrete. When lifting, the load began to swing toward a wall. The employee tried to stop the skid pan from swinging and was struck by the pan, resulting in fractures to their left hip and wrist.
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