| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-29 | Conneaut | Oh | Lukjan Metal Products North Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee's hand got stuck in a crimping machine, resulting in partial amputation of her left ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-09-20 | Conneautville | Pa | J N Pallet Company, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| The injured employee had been placing pallet stringers (rough cut wood) into the hoppers for a nailing machine. The injured employee was removing a jammed piece of wood from a hopper while the operator of the nailing machine was also trying to unjam the wood. A metal bar moved and pinched the injured employee's finger against the jammed wood causing an avulsion injury to the fingernail and skin of the fingertip. The employee's finger required surgery that involved trimming the bone of the finger | |||||
| 2020-01-10 | Conneautville | Pennsylvania | Conneautville Soybean Crushing, LLC | Skull | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| On January 20, 2020, an employee was working with a 3-4-foot pipe wrench when the employee slipped and fell to the floor striking his head on the pipe wrench. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture and a laceration. | |||||
| 2019-07-29 | Conneaut | Ohio | A Schulman Lyondellbasell Company | Hip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was attempting to move a torch cart when the cart fell, striking the employee on the leg and pinning the employee on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken hip. | |||||
| 2019-07-11 | Conneautville | Pennsylvania | J N Pallet Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee had been feeding wood slabs into a slab recovery saw. The employee turned the saw off and was sweeping out the saw dust when the still spinning blade amputated a finger on the employee's right hand. | |||||
| 2018-04-04 | Conneaut | Ohio | Teijin Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a water jet holding fixture into a water jet when the fixture became slightly misaligned with the left locating pin. When the fixture was lined up and fell into place, the employee's glove and right middle finger were caught in a pinch point between the fixture base and the bed of the water jet, resulting in the amputation of the distal tuft of the right middle finger. | |||||
| 2018-03-05 | Conneaut | Ohio | CoreCivic | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was attempting to catch a closing steel door when the employee's left middle finger was pinched between the door and the doorframe, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-08-07 | Conneaut | Ohio | A P O'HORO Company | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 7 feet off a wall after climbing a ladder, hitting the ground and suffering a head injury. | |||||
| 2017-04-19 | Conneaut | Ohio | Continental Structural Plastics | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On April 19, 2017, an employee was attempting to clear a plugged fiberglass tube from the sheet molding compound machine's glass cutter. While pulling the fiberglass through the tube, the employee's right middle fingertip struck the rotating cotton roller and was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-02-14 | Conneaut | Ohio | CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS | Elbow(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee entered a walkway that was near a portable dust collection system. The system created a blind spot, and a forklift struck the employee, who suffered a fractured right elbow and crushed right foot. | |||||
| 2016-06-08 | Conneaut | Ohio | General Aluminum MFG Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On or about 6/8/2016, at approximately 1:15, an employee was placing a stencil inside a mold when a piece (known as a cradle) fell down from inside the top of the mold and struck/partially amputated the employee's left middle and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2016-03-12 | Conneaut | Ohio | General Aluminum MFG Company | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While performing a maintenance task on a mold tilting device, an employee's hand was caught in the device, causing muscle damage that required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-05-12 | Conneaut | Ohio | Cascade Ohio, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| While removing a fiberglass-reinforced column mold, an employee's left ring finger got pinched between the mold and the spinner, resulting in a left finger amputation. | |||||
| 2015-04-19 | Conneaut | Ohio | LAKE ERIE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was walking from segregation to medical, when she tripped and fell in the back hallway. There was wet wax on the floor at the time of the incident. | |||||