Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2019-06-13	Gallipolis Ferry	West Virgini	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was securing a jib with a chain fall. His right index finger was caught and crushed between the chain and hoist rail. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-19	Gallipolis	Ohio	OHIO VALLEY PIGGLY WIGGLY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a meat cuber when the employee's glove was caught in the cuber, pulling the employee's left hand into the cuber and resulting in a ring finger amputation at the first knuckle.
2017-03-08	Gallipolis	Ohio	Kmart	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee was removing fixtures at a location that was closing when the employee suffered severe coughing. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-23	Gallipolis	Ohio	C.J. Hughes Construction	Skull	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to loosen a bore with a cheater pipe wrench when the wrench spun around and hit the employee's head, fracturing the skull.
2015-03-23	Gallipolis	Ohio	Shelly and Sands	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A driver was reversing a truck near a bridge. The injured employee signaled the driver to stop, but the driver accidently stepped on the gas and struck the employee. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and spine.
2015-01-06	Gallipolis	Ohio	GKN Sinter Metals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 6, 2015, at approximately 11:30 p.m., an employee was performing a change over in the secondary turn cell when the clamp/unclamp feature was activated. The employee's fingertips on both hands were caught behind the chuck of the lathe. On the left hand, the third and fourth fingers were amputated.