Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-06 | Eastlake | Oh | T & D FABRICATING | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a hydraulic arbor press and amputated their left index finger. | |||||
2020-06-25 | Eastlake | Ohio | CPP - Cleveland | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was cutting a gated part on a saw when a piece of the metal part broke off and caused the abrasive saw blade to grab/pull in the part. The employee's thumb tip was also pulled into the blade, amputating the tip upon impact. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Eastlake | Ohio | Competitive Interiors, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On 6/14/2018, an employee was placing trash/debris in a dumpster when the lid/door closed on and crushed his finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-05-04 | Eastlake | Ohio | Consolidated Precision Products | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On 5/4/18, an employee was lowering a die into a wax injection press when his left hand was caught in the die, partially amputating his index fingertip. | |||||
2016-10-14 | Eastlake | Ohio | Agile Sign & Lighting Maintenance Inc. | Jaw, chin | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was performing electrical work on a 15-20 foot fiberglass extension ladder. Upon completion of work, the employee was descending the ladder when the ladder's legs kicked out causing the employee to fall. The employee sustained a broken jaw and injured an arm. | |||||
2016-08-23 | Eastlake | Ohio | Conn-Selmer, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Excess sodium hypochlorite was added to a treatment tank causing the pH of an adjacent tank to spike. Sulfuric acid was added to the adjacent tank in hopes of lowering the pH. Eight employees were taken to local hospitals for exposure to chlorine gas. Two were hospitalized for respiratory irritation. | |||||
2016-06-21 | Eastlake | Ohio | Conn-Selmer, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a die with a coworker when the die fell on and crushed the employee's right hand, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2015-03-25 | Eastlake | Ohio | Conn-Selmer | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee suffered an amputation of their left middle finger while working on the draw bench. The employee's finger was caught between the faceplate and the knockoff ring. |