| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-04 | Upper Sandusky | Oh | Kalmbach Trucking | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was unloading animal feed from a trailer through an auger. The feed got plugged, and the employee was clearing the auger when his left hand was caught in it. He suffered an amputation to the middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-07-07 | Sandusky | Oh | CEDAR POINT PARK LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was carrying a large tray in a kitchen. The employee tripped over a plastic drink carton that was sticking out into the walkway, fell, and landed on the concrete floor, suffering a broken right hip. | |||||
| 2021-04-02 | Sandusky | Oh | ThorWorks Industries | Skull | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a 13" step stool to the floor, resulting in a skull fracture. | |||||
| 2021-03-29 | Sandusky | Oh | Sandusky Packaging Corporation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was walking up a set of four or five stairs. The employee fell, suffering arm, shoulder, and head injuries from the impact. | |||||
| 2021-02-13 | Sandusky | Oh | Rhetech Colors | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On February 13, 2021, an employee was working to unjam a pelletizer machine when their finger was caught by an auger blade and partially amputated. The machine had been turned off, and a guard was open at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2020-10-05 | Sandusky | Oh | August Corso Sons, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On October 5, 2020, a mower operator was trying to make contact with the injured employee. The injured employee was walking toward the mower operator and stepped on the plastic chute on the zero turn mower deck. The mower turned and the injured employee's foot struck the moving blades causing the amputation of a toe. | |||||
| 2020-09-16 | Sandusky | Oh | Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing, LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was taping a new core to the winder stand of the calendar machine when their left arm was caught in the rotating winder and fractured. | |||||
| 2020-08-01 | Sandusky | Oh | Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| On August 1, 2020, an employee missed the last step while descending from an A-frame ladder and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right heel. | |||||
| 2020-07-30 | Sandusky | Ohio | Imagine Baking, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On July 30, 2020, at approximately 10:30 AM, a temporary employee was operating a rotary molder and adding dough in the rollers. The employee came in contact with the knife on the rollers resulting in a partial amputation to the right thumb. | |||||
| 2020-03-04 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | BRIDGESTONE APM - Foam Division | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing a mold from press. The employee's finger was pinched between the accordion mold and the stop block. The finger was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2019-09-13 | Sandusky | Ohio | CEDAR FAIR LP | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| An employee was walking to open the park when she lost her balance, stepped backwards, and tripped on a curb, falling to the ground and injuring her back. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-07-15 | Sandusky | Ohio | THORWORKS INDUSTRIES, INC. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| On July 15, 2019, an employee fell into a ribbon blender while taking a sample resulting in a broken right leg and ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-07-04 | Sandusky | Ohio | JH Routh Packaging | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On July 4, 2019, an employee was changing a blade on a derinder machine. The machine fell onto the employee, lacerating the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-06-26 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | Liberty Engineer Wire Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was changing out a welding head when it slipped and fell on his left hand, resulting in a partial amputation of his third left digit. | |||||
| 2019-05-01 | Sandusky | Ohio | Vine & Olive | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| On May 1, 2019, an employee sustained a chemical burn to their right eye while pouring bleach from a gallon jug into a bucket of water. | |||||
| 2019-04-30 | Sandusky | Ohio | Ventra Sandusky LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| On April 30, 2019, an employee stepped up onto a electrical box to gain access to plastic pellets inside a hopper. Due to oil, the employee slipped and fell off the electrical box approximately 46 inches tall. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture and laceration to their left pinkie finger. | |||||
| 2019-04-29 | Sandusky | Ohio | Cedar Point Amusement Park | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On April 29, 2019, at approximately 1:45 p.m. an employee was attempting to lift a metal locker that had tipped over. The locker door closed on the employee's right middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-04-23 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | Loves Travel Stops | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a pry bar to repair a tire when the pry bar came loose and struck the employee under the eye and in the face. The employee was hospitalized with a facial injury and a broken eye socket. | |||||
| 2019-03-15 | Sandusky | Ohio | CEDAR FAIR LP DBA CASTAWAY BAY | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On March 16, 2019, an employee was using a knife to prepare a meal. The knife slipped and cut the employee's thumb, amputating the end of it. | |||||
| 2019-02-11 | Sandusky | Ohio | Renaissance House, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking a client to the car to drive the client to work when she slipped on ice in the driveway and fell striking the back of her head. | |||||
| 2018-07-16 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | UNI-GRIP, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On July 16, 2018, an employee was using an auto cutter when a part became jammed in the cutting hole. As he attempted to clear the jam, the cutting mechanism cut his left middle fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was running and guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-05-11 | Sandusky | Ohio | August Corso & Sons, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was removing the bagging device from a lawn mower when his fingers contacted the spinning blades and were amputated. | |||||
| 2018-04-11 | Sandusky | Ohio | Cedar Point Amusement Park | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| On April 11, 2018, an employee was removing plywood from a picnic shelter when the employee slipped onto a small fiberglass piece, which broke and sent the employee falling approximately 15 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a fractured wrist and ruptured spleen, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-17 | Sandusky | Ohio | J.H. Routh Packing Co. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On March 17, 2018, at approximately 7:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to clear debris from an auger when it lacerated and fractured the employee's right hand, requiring hospitalization. The auger was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-10-12 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | Bridgestone APM AVD Division | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee stood up at a desk, took a step, and tripped over a strap on a backpack that was on the floor. The employee suffered a nasal bone fracture and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-21 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | UNI-GRIP, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's finger was amputated when it was caught in the point of operation of a hole punch machine. | |||||
| 2017-08-28 | Sandusky | Ohio | Cedar Point Amusement Park | Nonclassifiable | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
| On August 28, 2017, an employee suffered a muscle injury after climbing to the top of a hill on an amusement park ride to retrieve a customer's cellphone. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-04-25 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | Harvestland Constructors, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was moving heavy machinery over steel rollers when his hand became caught in the metal rollers. He was hospitalized for crushing injuries to his fingers. | |||||
| 2017-03-06 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | Kasai North America Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was sweeping in the bun warehouse when they were struck by a forklift and fell to the ground. The forklift operator was carrying a load when the incident occurred. The injured employee sustained a right shoulder injury. | |||||
| 2017-01-25 | Sandusky | Ohio | LEWCO, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was demonstrating the metal bender to another employee when their glove was caught between two rollers resulting in the partial amputation of the left index finger. | |||||
| 2016-10-13 | Sandusky | Ohio | Janotta & Herner | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using an air powered nail gun and shot a nail into their left hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-06 | Sandusky | Ohio | Cedar Point Amusement Park | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On or about August 6, 2016, an employee was using a vehicle-mounted winch when the holding mechanism malfunctioned and the wire cable kept unwinding. The employee could not pull their right hand back in time and it was pulled into the first "sheave" that was about 6 feet away from the winch, amputating three fingers. | |||||
| 2016-06-17 | Sandusky | Ohio | August Corsos & Sons, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall from pedal cycle |
| On June 16, 2016, an employee fell off a bicycle and sustained a broken fibula and tibia on the right leg. | |||||
| 2016-02-23 | Sandusky | Ohio | San Fab Conveyor | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee's hand became caught in a moving conveyor chain as a conveyor was being tested on February 23, 2016. His second and third fingers were amputated. | |||||
| 2016-02-17 | Sandusky | Ohio | KYKLOS BEARINGS INTERNATIONAL, LLC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On February 17, 2017, an employee slipped on the bathroom floor that was just mopped and suffered a knee injury. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-02-09 | Sandusky | Ohio | LEWCO INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On February 9, 2016, an employee's left thumb was amputated to the first joint while the employee was operating a brake press to bend steel. | |||||
| 2016-01-09 | Sandusky | Ohio | Synergy PSM | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| On or about January 9, 2016, an employee was descending a cross-over ladder with a bucket in hand. The employee slipped off the ladder and fell to the ground, fracturing both his left and right wrist. | |||||
| 2015-12-31 | Sandusky | Ohio | The Kroger Co. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On December 31, 2015, an employee working as a produce clerk slipped on a piece of fruit and fell to the ground, resulting in a hospitalization for a compound fracture to the right knee. | |||||
| 2015-10-12 | Sandusky | Ohio | CEDAR FAIR LP DBA CEDAR POINT | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| A maintenance employee was performing work on the Slingshot ride when the carriage unexpectedly ascended and carried the employee into the air approximately 15 feet. The employee fell to the ground and suffered two broken ankles requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-07-15 | Sandusky | Ohio | J.H. Routh Packing Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On or about July 15, 2015, an employee suffered an amputation of the left pinky tip when it was caught in a conveyor belt. | |||||
| 2015-07-09 | Sandusky | Ohio | Imagine Bakery | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On or about July 9, 2015, an employee suffered an amputation to his left thumb while performing an unjamming activity on the graham cracker packaging machine. | |||||
| 2015-06-24 | Upper Sandusky | Ohio | Fairborn USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On or about June 24, 2015, an employee suffered an amputation of the left-hand thumb after coming in contact with the circular blade on the "Jump Saw" located in the wood working area. | |||||
| 2015-03-14 | Sandusky | Ohio | Cedar Point Amusement Park | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on ice on the main walkway while walking into work, resulting in a fractured left leg. | |||||