Other fall to lower level unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MSC Walbridge Coatings Inc., 30610 East Broadway, WALBRIDGE, OHIO 43465
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Forearm(s).
Final narrative
On August 26, 2025, an employee was repairing a pipe at a tank. The employee fell and slid down the tank, suffering severe lacerations to the lower arms. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Forearm(s) Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
More severe injuries at MSC Walbridge Coatings Inc.
On January 31, 2025, an employee was cleaning the rollers of a finish coater when their right hand was pulled into the nip point between two in-running rollers, which crushed the employee's little finger.
On February 11, 2022, a forklift operator raised a 300-gallon tote to start gravity feeding hydraulic oil to a processing unit. The employee then left the lift and the tote slid off the forks, striking the employee's right shoulder causing them to fall to the ground and fracture their left arm.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
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.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
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At 3:00 AM, on 2/18/2025, an employee was mixing chemicals. The employee had difficulty breathing due to inhalation of unknown chemicals. The employee was hospitalized.
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