Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-04 | Walbridge | Oh | AK TUBE LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On January 4, 2021, an employee was operating a pneumatic press with an operating pressure of 400-700 psi. The employee as cycling the press when they reached down to retrieve a cutting die that fell off the staging block. The employee's left index finger was caught in the point of operation, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2020-08-03 | Walbridge | Oh | First Solar | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On August 3, 2020, an employee was descending a metal staircase and fell three steps from the bottom. The employee fell against the step or hand rail and injured their abdomen. The employee suffered a lacerated spleen. | |||||
2020-02-21 | Walbridge | Ohio | FIRST SOLAR, INC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
Two employees were lifting a solar panel when one of them suffered a hernia. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
2017-07-31 | Walbridge | Ohio | MILLER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC. | Multiple body parts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On July 31, 2017, an employee was assisting in the removal of bridge beams and was pinned between two bridge beams, resulting in hospitalization for a fractured clavicle and fractured ribs. | |||||
2016-02-11 | Walbridge | Ohio | AK TUBE LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On February 11, 2016, an employee was performing a flare test on a 5" metal tube. The employee was holding the tube on the test cone and cycled the hydraulic press. The tube slipped off of the test cone, pinching the employee's finger between the tube and the bottom of the press. The employee's left pointer fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2015-03-05 | Walbridge | Ohio | C & W TANK CLEANING INC. | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On or about March 5, 2015, an employee suffered fractures to both feet after falling approximately 6 feet during a training exercise (mock drill - high angle rescue). | |||||
2015-01-10 | Walbridge | Ohio | Sunpro Services | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee crushed his finger between a 55 gallon drum and a flat bed trailer. The tip of his left index finger was later amputated at the hospital. |