Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Basco Shower Enclosures, 7201 Snider Road, MASON, OHIO 45040
on — Bruises, contusions , affecting the Neck, shoulder, back.
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Final narrative
An employee was stacking multiple wooden crates on top of each other on a metal shelf when the crates fell onto him, resulting in musculoskeletal injuries included bruising on his neck, upper back, and right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Neck, shoulder, back Boxes, crates, cartons
An employee was crouched down in the cooler and was restocking a shelf when a stack of water next to him began to crumple. Approximately 4-5 cases of water fell onto his left side, striking his left foot and knee, as well as the left side of his back. The employee was hospitalized with contusions to his abdominal wall, left chest wall, and his left hip and thigh.
An employee was loading a trailer of automotive parts when the load caught the top of the trailer. He jumped up to clear a wedged item. When the item came down, the load collapsed onto the employee, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
On July 24, 2025, an employee was unloading stacks of empty, 96-gallon medical waste containers. A stack of 10 containers, which weighed approximately 460 pounds, fell on him. The employee was hospitalized with multiple head, face, and neck injuries and a back injury requiring surgery.
An employee was stocking cement boards when a stack of cement boards fell over and crushed them. The employee sustained fractures to their clavicle and ribs, as well as a punctured lung.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 327215)
An employee was operating a machine and went to remove a buildup of desiccant from the machine. Their right index finger was pinched between two moving parts, resulting in an amputation to the finger.
On September 3, 2025, an employee was working on the left-side charger of a tank. They were using a ratchet with an extension to make an adjustment to the sand seal when their right thumb was pinched between the ratchet and the running charger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.
A forklift was placing an elevated load onto a truck. The forklift tipped forward and fell on the injured employee who was standing nearby. The employee sustained fractures to their hip and ribs, as well as leg muscle injuries.
At 12:09 p.m. on July 11, 2025, an employee was inspecting the dust collection system in a plant. The employee was checking an airlock to determine whether there was suction when their left index and middle fingers were pinched between the rotating rotor and the housing of the airlock. The employee suffered amputations of both fingertips without bone loss.
An employee was manually removing a bearing from a vertical washer brush. Due to the weight of the brush roll, it released and crushed his left ring fingertip resulting in amputation without bone loss.
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.