Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-08 | Strasburg | Oh | Tremcar USA, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was unpacking two suspensions that were bolted together with a razor-sharp angle bracket. While the employee was using a box end wrench to unscrew the bolt, the suspensions shifted and caught the employee's right index finger. The fingertip was amputated behind the nail. | |||||
2018-01-17 | Strasburg | Ohio | Gudenkauf Corporation | Face | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was using a rodder to clear underground communication lines and was placing it into a cradle when it slipped, striking the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with facial fractures. | |||||
2016-06-08 | Strasburg | Ohio | HD Furniture, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was pushing a board through a shaper when the employee's hand slipped and went into the blade. The employee suffered an amputation of the right-hand middle finger to the first knuckle. |