Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kiewit, Inc, 11350 Rosedale - Milford Center Rd, IRWIN, OHIO 43029
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was offloading straw bales from a tractor trailer. When he opened the trailer doors, a hay bale fell out and struck him on the head. He suffered a head injury.
On July 2, 2025, at approximately 8:45 AM, an employee was loading a spool of fence material into a dispensing attachment on a skid steer when the doors of the equipment closed. The employee's jaw/cheeks were caught in the closing doors, resulting in hospitalization with fractures to the jaw and cheek.
An employee was preparing a bundle of structural steel for a forklift to pick up when the load shifted onto their hand. The employee sustained amputation of their left index finger.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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