Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-06 | Kalida | Oh | Kalida Manufacturing Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was MIG welding a repair on a bracket. Her shirt caught fire, causing second-degree burns to her stomach, chest, and neck. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Kalida | Oh | Kalida Manufacturing Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was trying to rewind a coil of steel inside a press machine. The press was actuated, and the employee was pinned between the steel coil and a coil support. The employee suffered a partial collapsed lung. | |||||
2020-05-26 | Kalida | Ohio | Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was assembling parts of the all-wheel steering on a piece of agricultural equipment. A suspended strap failed and a heavy metal wheel dropped down on the employee's left index finger, causing an amputation. | |||||
2017-01-19 | Kalida | Ohio | Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On January 19, 2017, an employee was operating an overhead crane to raise an 1,800-pound load. During the ascent, the load began to swing and pinched the employee's left thumb between a stationary object and the load. The employee's thumb was amputated. |