E&H Hardware Group, LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — WOOSTER, OHIO
| Employer | E&H Hardware Group, LLC | Report ID | 2025077487 |
| Address | 115 South Market Street | City, State ZIP | WOOSTER, OHIO 44691 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Body Part | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Source of Injury | Elevator shafts |
| Secondary Source | Existing opening, hole in constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 444130 | Inspection # | 1842038 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.79000, -81.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was going to use an elevator to go upstairs. The elevator does not have a call button and is operated manually. The employee approached the elevator and used the elevator drop key located in the elevator key box to manually open the door. He then stepped forward into the elevator shaft. The elevator car was on another floor, resulting in the employee falling down the shaft from the first floor to the basement level. The employee was hospitalized with a sprained left hand and bilateral calcaneal fractures.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2025, a worker at E&H Hardware Group, LLC in WOOSTER, OHIO suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the upper and lower extremities n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with elevator shafts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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