Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Towlift, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — ROSSFORD, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Towlift, Inc. in ROSSFORD, OHIO
Employer Towlift, Inc. Report ID 2017087709
Address 140 Dixie Hwy. City, State ZIP ROSSFORD, OHIO 43460
Event Date August 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.61000, -83.55000

Incident Narrative

On August 11, 2017, an employee was doing maintenance on a yard truck. While exiting the truck cab, the employee slipped and fell to the ground, breaking the right leg.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2017, a worker at Towlift, Inc. in ROSSFORD, OHIO suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

See all reports for Towlift, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 5, 2018 Skyline Decorating, Inc. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Fractures Hosp.
Jun 6, 2015 MECHANICAL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC. KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Sep 9, 2022 QuikTrip Corporation GREENVILLE, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jan 15, 2019 Crestwood Trasnportation, LLC TOLEDO, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Jan 28, 2021 Clinton County Chapter NYSARC PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
Jun 9, 2017 American Red Cross WICHITA, KANSAS Fractures Hosp.
Oct 1, 2018 Saint Matthew School PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Aug 8, 2017 Stericycle MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports