| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-24 | Piqua | Oh | Hartzell Air Movement | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was manually rotating a pulley on a pulley wheel in order to clean it when their left middle fingertip was caught between the pulley and the wheel, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2020-09-30 | Piqua | Oh | United States Postal Service | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| A postal employee fell down a flight of 5 stairs, suffered a ruptured spleen, and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-07-06 | Piqua | Ohio | Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a trim die machine and the machine amputated 75% of the employee's left pinky finger. | |||||
| 2020-06-09 | Piqua | Ohio | P & R Specialty Inc | Thigh(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| A steel coil fell off a forklift and landed on an employee's leg resulting in a broken femur. | |||||
| 2020-02-27 | Piqua | Ohio | Hobart Brothers | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working on a machine that draws welding wire when the wire pinched his fingertip between the cylinder head and the wire resulting in loss of the finger nail. The employee later sustained a partial left index fingertip amputation after treatment to close the wound. | |||||
| 2020-02-26 | Piqua | Ohio | CRAYEX CORPORATION INC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working on a printer machine, cleaning the front printer roller. Their rag was pulled into a pinch point and the right ring finger was pulled in and crushed resulting in a partial fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-08-08 | Piqua | Ohio | D&S Autoparts, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| An employee was walking backwards pulling a hand cart containing batteries. One of the employee's feet came in contact with a concrete curb causing the employee to fall backwards and hit their head on the ground. The employee sustained a contusion to the head and a blood spot on the brain. | |||||
| 2018-09-13 | Piqua | Ohio | Industrial Spring Company | Head | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was tightening a bolt to begin the starting process for a coiling machine. The tool being used to tighten the bolt slipped off; the employee fell to the floor, suffering a head laceration. | |||||
| 2018-08-08 | Piqua | Ohio | Crane Pumps and Systems | Heart | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee mixed epoxy paint and thinner (two-part epoxy) and added it to a pneumatic spray gun before entering a negative pressure paint booth to paint a pump. The employee wore safety glasses, gloves, and a half-mask respirator before entering the paint booth. Within 10 minutes of removing the respirator and cleaning the gun, the employee began itching due to a suspected allergic reaction to the paint. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack. | |||||
| 2018-06-18 | Piqua | Ohio | Industry Products Co. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding material into a machine when the employee's hand was pulled and crushed between the rollers. | |||||
| 2018-05-31 | Piqua | Ohio | Industry Products Co. | Hand(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was attempting to remove a die from a machine when the die fell on and crushed the employee's hand. | |||||
| 2018-02-08 | Piqua | Ohio | Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On February 8, 2018, an employee was cleaning out the bed of a die cast machine's C-frame while a die setter was changing the machine's piston. The employee attempted to remove something from the machine just as the die setter activated it. His right ring finger was then caught between the platen and the sleeve ring, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-01-08 | Piqua | Ohio | The Kroger Co. | Knee(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee was working in the meat department, slipped and injured his left knee. | |||||
| 2017-09-08 | Piqua | Ohio | Jackson Tube Service, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion involving outside sources |
| While moving a crane trolley wheel from a catwalk onto an extendable boom lift, an employee suffered back pain and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-31 | Piqua | Ohio | Miami Valley Steel Service | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the production line (slitter) and attempted to remove a piece of scrap while the line was operating. A production line pivot arm came down and struck the employee's right arm fracturing it. | |||||
| 2015-09-04 | Piqua | Ohio | CoilPlus, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was going to hand a piece of material to a coworker. At that time, a coil pusher was activated. The employee's left foot was then crushed between the pusher arm and coil stock. | |||||
| 2015-01-14 | Piqua | Ohio | Miami Valley Polishing, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| Employee amputated finger on a buffing wheel. | |||||