Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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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. | |||||
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. | |||||
2019-06-26 | 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. | |||||
2019-04-23 | 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. | |||||
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. | |||||
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. | |||||
2017-04-25 | 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. | |||||
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. |