| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-30 | Middlefield | Ohio | Tarkett USA, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was driving a fork truck. As his truck and another one approached each other, the employee's left foot was caught between the two. The foot was severely injured and the employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2019-08-27 | Middlefield | Connecticut | Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was replacing a starter generator bracket on a gas-powered golf cart. This required removal of the starter. He removed the seat to gain access to engine compartment and knelt on the floorboard of the car to get into position to perform the task. He loosened the starter generator adjustment bolt so that the starter generator belt could be removed. After loosening the adjustment bolt, he began to pull the belt off the front pully on the starter generator. At the same time, his knee pre | |||||
| 2019-06-18 | Middlefield | Ohio | Troymill Wood Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On June 18, 2019, an employee suffered three finger amputations while operating a band notcher machine. | |||||
| 2019-06-14 | Middlefield | Ohio | Tarkett USA, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear a jam inside a dust collector chute when a rotating part in the chute amputated three of the employee's fingertips. | |||||
| 2018-08-22 | Middlefield | Ohio | Troymill Wood Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working on a wood planer when a piece of wood became lodged in the rollers. The employee was attempting to remove the wood when the rollers pulled the employee's left pinky finger inside, resulting in a pinky finger amputation. | |||||
| 2017-08-01 | Middlefield | Ohio | Masco Cabinetry Middlefield LLC | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was pushing a cart to her work station when a forklift traveling in the opposite direction struck the cart, causing the employee to fall backwards and land on her hip. The employee was hospitalized for a broken hip and femur. | |||||
| 2017-02-13 | Middlefield | Ohio | Dillen Products | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up at his workstation while a nearby coworker was moving a pallet of parts. The pallet struck an empty pallet, which in turn struck the employee as he tried to move out of the way. He fell and landed on the empty pallet, injuring his back. | |||||
| 2017-02-03 | Middlefield | Ohio | JL Taylor Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
| An employee was lowering the lift gate on a stake truck when his fingers were caught and smashed beneath the closing gate. His left middle finger was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2016-03-30 | Middlefield | Ohio | Tarkett, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was changing out a mold on a machine when the safety device processor card failed, dropping the mold on the employee's finger. The employee was hospitalized with a broken index finger and hairline fracture to the middle finger, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-03-30 | Middlefield | Ohio | Tarkett, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee fractured two fingers on the right hand when his hand was caught between two molds while operating a mold press. | |||||
| 2015-09-28 | Middlefield | Ohio | HC Companies, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While telescoping plastic through the winder on an extrusion machine, an employee's left arm was caught in the equipment. The employee was hospitalized overnight with a broken ulna and radius, which required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-08-25 | Middlefield | Ohio | Resource Material Handling | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was stuck by plastic containers that fell off a forklift that was operated by another employee when the forklift struck a washing machine. The employee suffered a leg injury. | |||||