Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-27	Cuyahoga Falls	Oh	Falls Stamping & Welding	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee stumbled and fell. He was shaking and became unresponsive. The employee sustained heat stroke.
2020-03-27	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Davey Tree Expert Compnay	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was working on a tree about 25 feet up from ground level. He fell, suffering fractures to his left shoulder, wrist, collarbone, and spine.
2020-03-03	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Main Street Gourmet	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was retrieving a pallet of baked goods. The pallet in front of that one fell, striking the employee in the head and leg as he was exiting the fork truck. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for the injured leg.
2019-06-26	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	REUTHER MOLD & MANUFACTURING	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee suffered a nose bleed and dizziness while working on a vertical machine, possibly due to coolant exposure. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-30	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Sams East Incorporated	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee was picking up a box in a meat room. He struck his head on a steel beam as he stood up, suffering a brain bleed.
2019-03-28	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	MAIN STREET GOURMET	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog a drain when his left pinky was caught in the drain snake, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-20	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Associated Materials LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was unloading industrial glass off of a roller conveyor when his glove was caught in the powered conveyor shaft. His left index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated.
2018-05-21	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	ATA Tools Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was removing an internal spindle part when the spindle fell from the employee's hand. The employee tried to catch and grab the spindle. The employee's fingertip was crushed between the grind wheel and the steady rest for the work piece, resulting in a surgical amputation.
2017-10-12	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Americhem, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered industrial pallet jack when the employee's foot came off the platform and was crushed between the vehicle and a guard rail.
2017-08-16	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	A T & T	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell down 13 steps while walking down stairs carrying tools and bags. The employee suffered a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2016-07-11	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Associated Materials LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing work on the conveyer system of the "butterfly" machine. The employee's left-hand ring finger was caught in the chain drive, amputating the fingertip.
2016-07-11	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Associated Materials LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on the conveyor of the "butterfly" machine when the chain drive activated and caught his left ring finger, amputating the fingertip to the first knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2016-02-02	Cuyahoga Falls	Ohio	Technicote Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on an adhesive machine when the adhesive paper stuck to the employee and pulled him into the machine roller. He suffered a potential collarbone fracture and other injuries.