OSHA Injury Report: Gradall Industries, LLC New Philadelphia

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The worker was working in the assembly chassis prep area on a truck and was drilling holes in a chassis frame.

What happened

The worker used a compressed air gun to blow debris from the hole that was being drilled in the chassis frame. As the worker was cleaning the debris this caused debris to fly up and it flew under the safety glasses of the worker causing a metal shaving to lodge under the right eyelid.

Injury or illness

The worker got a metal shaving lodged in the right eyelid. The worker was taken to try to dislodge it with an eyewash solution but it could not be removed. The worker was taken to Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital where the metal shaving was removed. The diagnosis was a foreign body eye right initial encounter.

Object or substance involved

Metal shaving in right eye.

Summary line

While drilling holes in chassis frame the worker used a compressed air gun to blow debris from hole. This caused debris to fly up and fly underneath the workers safety glasses. A metal shaving got lodged under the right eye.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.