URBANA, OHIO—
Rittal North America LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Multiple surface and flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Rittal North America LLC, 1 Rittal Place, URBANA, OHIO 43078 on — Multiple surface and flesh wounds, affecting the Other multiple ear(s), facial locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was standing on a platform while cleaning a tank. The employee was moving a hose when the hose unlatched the safety gate and the employee fell 10 feet onto concrete. The employee sustained broken teeth and a laceration to the chin.
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URBANA, OHIO—
Rittal North America LLC
A temporary employee was pushing a skid of metal on a cart on a slope. As they went to slow the cart, their finger was caught, resulting in amputation to their finger pad.
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