Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-01-14 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | Horizons | Hip(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
On January 14, 2018, an employee fell on snow and ice while entering the work site, suffering a fractured hip and requiring surgery. | |||||
2017-04-04 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | GE WATER & PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was running a 30-minute boiler test on a diesel fueled boiler and caught the fingers on their right hand in the spinning belt and pulley. The boiler's diesel pump had been turned off but the belt and pulleys were still spinning. The employee's right middle finger was amputated below the first joint. The guard was not in place at the time. | |||||
2016-08-26 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized for heat related illness during the shift on Friday, August 26, 2016. | |||||
2016-06-27 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | MPS Manufacturing Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was placing a part on an assembly machine and amputated her right middle fingertip. | |||||
2016-06-22 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | Lauren Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was cutting rubber parts on a bench cutter when the blade came down and cut her right middle finger (possible amputation). | |||||
2016-04-08 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | Gradall | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee turned a piece of metal machinery over using a crane. A part of it came loose and landed on his hand, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
2015-07-28 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | GRADALL INDUSTRIES, INC. | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On or about July 28, 2015, around 10:00 p.m., an employee slipped on coolant in the machining center. The employee's right wrist hit a milled surface and was cut. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
2015-06-03 | New Philadelphia | Ohio | Cardinal Fleet Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Ingestion of harmful substance |
An employee was using Gatorade bottles to store floor cleaning products. The employee mistakenly drank the floor cleaner, became very ill, and was hospitalized. |