Columbus, OH—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Columbus, OH

550 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-12 and 2025-10-30, 1,679 OSHA inspections, and 4,245 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Columbus, Ohio.

550Severe injuries

474Hospitalizations

1,679OSHA inspections

4,245Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Columbus

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Postal Service 8 2 Complete General Construction Company 7 3 UPS 7 4 Nationwide Children's Hospital 6 5 Big Lots, Inc. 4 6 Engineered Profiles, LLC 4 7 Mount Carmel Health System 4 8 Pitt Plastics, Inc. 4 9 Abbott Nutrition 3 10 Coulter Ventures, LLC 3

Example incidents

Foundation Steel, LLC COLUMBUS, OHIO · 2025-10-30 · Other fall to lower level unspecified
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.
American Electric Power Company COLUMBUS, OHIO · 2025-10-28 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.
Hamilton Parker Company, LLC. COLUMBUS, OHIO · 2025-10-27 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was walking through the warehouse. Another associate was driving a forklift with a pallet of large format tile (slabs) when the slabs began to tip. The injured employee ran over to stop the slabs from falling, but the slabs fell on his lower left leg/foot. The employee sustained fractures in his lower leg and foot. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
HOGAN TRANSPORT COLUMBUS, OHIO · 2025-10-21 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the DOT bumper on the back of a standard 53-foot trailer. The employee lost his footing and his grip on the handle bar, and fell approximately 42 inches to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip/femur.
NPL COLUMBUS, OHIO · 2025-10-18 · Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
An employee was working on repositioning nitrogen tanks/bottles on storage racking when their left thumb was crushed by the storage racking. The tip of the thumb was amputated.
Morrison Healthcare COLUMBUS, OHIO · 2025-10-16 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee was cleaning a steam kettle; he had the floor grate lifted to access the drain area. He tripped on the open floor grate, striking his knee against the steam kettle's drain pipe and falling onto multiple pieces of kitchen equipment. He landed on the floor, where he struck his head. He was hospitalized with lacerations to his ear, which required surgery to repair.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.