| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-16 | Strongsville | Oh | Beckett Thermal Solutions | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a press brake when it amputated the tip of his left ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-01-12 | Strong | Me | Lignetics of Maine, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was greasing a piece of equipment when its belts and sheaves caught his fingers. Two fingers on his left hand were amputated. | |||||
| 2018-08-30 | Strongsville | Ohio | DARICE INC. | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| An employee was operating an order selector machine when it jumped the wire guide and hit a rack, fracturing the employee's right leg. | |||||
| 2017-06-23 | Strongsville | Ohio | Vitamix Manufacturing | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a reach truck to restock shelving with pallets. While reversing the truck, the employee struck a shelving crossbeam with his left shoulder, breaking it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-02-02 | Strongsville | Ohio | KALINICH FENCE COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A temporary employee was working on a machine used to split pillar cores when a piece of log broke off into the machine. As he attempted to retrieve the piece, the machine amputated his thumb tip. | |||||
| 2016-08-23 | Strongsville | Ohio | Lamrite West Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| While walking over a skid, an employee's heel was caught in the skid. He twisted his ankle and fell, fracturing his left ankle and spraining his right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-07-26 | Strongsville | Ohio | Swagelok Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was loading stock material in a CNC machine when the machine became jammed. As the employee attempted to remove the jam, the machine cycled and amputated 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of the employee's right middle finger. | |||||
| 2016-05-11 | Armstrong | Texas | Gulf Winds Wind Farm | Thigh(s) | Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged |
| The employee was kneeling down in front of a control cabinet for approximately 20 minutes installing and rewiring a relay device. The employee could not get up. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured femur at the hip joint. | |||||
| 2015-10-06 | Strong | Arkansas | Anthony Forest Products Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| During general clean-up activities, the edger machine malfunctioned and cut boards began ejecting from it. An employee was struck in the back by one of the boards and sustained five broken ribs. | |||||
| 2015-08-27 | Strongsville | Ohio | The Davey Tree Expert Company | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking up a hillside to plan line clearing work. He stepped on a branch, which rolled under his foot, and fell breaking his ankle. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment. | |||||
| 2015-04-09 | Strongsville | Ohio | Lamrite West, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee operating a reach truck was injured on April 9, 2015, when his foot got caught between the reach truck and another piece of equipment. | |||||