Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-19	Saint Henry	Oh	Wells Brothers Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On June 19, 2021, an employee was removing ductwork when a 10- to 12-inch piece of the ductwork fell onto his left ring finger. Its sharp edge amputated the fingertip.
2021-02-04	Saint Henry	Oh	C Y Schwieterman Inc	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into the building from his work truck when the employee slipped on ice in the company parking lot and fell. The employee sustained spiral fractures to the tibia and fibula.
2020-03-25	Saint Henry	Ohio	Cooper Farms Processing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 25, 2020, an employee was sanitizing equipment when he lost his balance. The moving parts of a poultry machine (a tail quill puller) caught his right hand, amputating four ringers.
2020-02-11	Saint Henry	Ohio	Cooper Farms, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On February 11, 2020, an employee was using a hose to spray off equipment. The employee attempted to move a conveyor belt, but its casters were locked; the employee's left hand slipped into the running conveyor belt, which amputated the middle fingertip.
2019-02-11	Saint Henry	Ohio	Sudbury Express	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was on the ground in a customer lot. He was throwing a strap over the load on a flat bed trailer to prepare for unloading when he slipped on ice and fell injuring his lower left arm and elbow.
2019-01-16	Saint Henry	Ohio	Bruns Building and Development	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On January 16, 2019, at approximately 4:00 PM, an employee was installing insulation to a steel exhaust vent in the storage garage as a temporary solution to reduce escaping heat. The employee was working from an aerial lift and was found unconscious and face down on the gravel surface below the lift. The lift was positioned in an elevated position with the basket door open. It is presumed that the employee fell from the lift. The employee was hospitalized for head trauma. Fall protection was no
2018-01-29	Saint Henry	Ohio	Cooper Farms, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a piece of turkey from a de-skinning machine when the machine caught his glove and pulled his right hand into the equipment, amputating his right ring fingertip.
2016-06-18	Saint Henry	Ohio	The Beckman & Gast Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about June 18, 2016, an employee was attempting to fluff green beans through a green bean cutter when the employee's hand went into the cutter, amputating the left middle finger to the first joint.
2016-06-13	Saint Henry	Ohio	Cooper Farms, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 13, 2016, an employee was attempting to remove meat from the discharge door of a blender when the blender paddles caught and amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2015-09-16	Saint Henry	Ohio	Cooper Farms, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the AMC (automated cutting machine) and reached into the machine resulting in the avulsion of the right distal interphalangeal. The machine was not locked and tagged out at the time of the injury.
2015-06-01	Saint Henry	Ohio	Cooper Farms, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hospitalized after they missed a step while dismounting a bulk semi-trailer. The employee fell 2 to 2.5 feet to the ground, fracturing their right hip.