CINCINNATI, OHIO—
A & A Safety, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at A & A Safety, Inc., US 27 at Kemper Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45251 on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was strapping down a mini excavator. While walking down the ramp they slipped and their right foot became caught under the blade of the mini excavator. The blade lowered and crushed their foot, fracturing it.
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AMELIA, OHIO—
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An employee was moving a concrete safety barrier when the barrier slipped against the other barriers. The connector pin and loop on the side of the barrier then caught and pinched the employee's right index fingertip and amputated it.
SHARONVILLE, OHIO—
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An employee was picking up a highway concrete barrier wall. Their left ring finger was crushed between the bolt and loop resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
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An employee fell from a truck, striking the pavement or a guardrail and suffering a broken left wrist.
AMELIA, OHIO—
A&A Safety, Inc.
An employee was checking the material level in the melter on a striping truck, which was parallel to a
supply truck from which a hose was running into the melter. The hose ruptured and the employee was sprayed with molten thermoplastic. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the face and the back of the neck, and some plastic adhered to his skin.
AMELIA, OHIO—
A & A Safety, Inc.
On August 30, 2017, an employee was unloading concrete barriers from the back of a flatbed truck when the employee's left middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the lifting device and a barrier.
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