DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-04-13WadsworthOhioClampco Products, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a bending machine, making bends into thin gauge stainless steel bands. As the employee loaded the end of a steel band into the machine's tooling, her finger slipped up the side of the band and was caught in the point of operation. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-05-09WadsworthOhioQUALIFORM, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing product into a molding press when the employee's left index finger was smashed between the mold and the safety bar, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-09-12WadsworthOhioCLAMPCO PRODUCTS INC.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing a routine gap-check by operating a resistance welder by foot-pedal. The employee noticed an obstruction before initiating the weld process. While clearing the obstruction, the weld process was initiated and amputated the tip of her left thumb.
2017-07-31WadsworthOhioNeubert Staining, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee was painting the peak in the front of a house from an extension ladder. The ladder slid out and hit the ground. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered broken vertebrae and paralysis.
2017-05-08WadsworthOhioCELL-O-CORE CO.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a guarded straw processor machine when a sharp turn piece on the machine caught and partially amputated his left index finger. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2017-03-24WadsworthOhioQuality Reprodcutions IncWrist(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was leaning over a bucket elevated 10-12 feet by a forklift and fell resulting in two broken wrists and rib contusions.
2017-01-03WadsworthOhioThe Inn at CoalridgeHeel(s)Other fall to lower level
On January 3, 2017, an employee fell from an A-frame ladder while attempting to change the ballast in an overhead light fixture, suffering heel fractures to both feet.
2016-08-16WadsworthOhioRohrer CorporationHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was re-entering the building when he fell on a wet, slippery surface. He fractured his hip and was hospitalized.
2016-06-25WadsworthOhioKohl's Department StoreNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was back-stocking in the stock room while standing on a four-step ladder. When she was on her way down the step ladder, she missed the last step and fell to the ground. She was hospitalized and required surgery.
2016-04-25WadsworthOhioRadici Plastic USA Inc.Forearm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
The employee was operating the plastic compounding extruder and completing a screen change. When the plastic built up pressure, it came out of the screen change burning the employee's left forearm.
2015-07-30WadsworthOhioFirstenergy Service CompanyHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee made contact with an energized conductor on a transformer while performing a test. The employee received electrical contact burns to the right hand.