Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-02-11	Willard	Ohio	Wiers Farm Incorporated	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On February 11, 2020, an employee was using a handheld circular saw to cut a plastic barrel when the saw slipped and struck the employee's left leg above the knee, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.
2019-07-03	Willard	Missouri	Par Electrical Contractory	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were working out of a bucket truck moving a service line higher up an existing utility pole. Both employees were shocked and hospitalized.
2018-09-14	Willard	Ohio	LSC Communications	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 14, 2018, an employee was checking oil levels in units. While manually rotating a unit's door, the employee's left ring finger was caught between the door and a water coupler, resulting in an amputation.
2018-08-27	Willard	Ohio	MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On August 27, 2018, an employee was lifting a steel coil with a crane. The coil shifted and swung, and the employee's left little finger was pinched between it and the wall. The employee suffered a partial amputation.
2018-07-03	Willard	Ohio	Wiers Farm, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's right little finger was partially amputated while the employee was unjamming a radish de-tailer in a packing house.
2018-05-07	Willard	Ohio	MTD Consumer Group Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On May 7, 2018, an employee sustained a fingertip amputation as a result of being caught in a pinch point while assembling snowblower components.
2017-08-10	Willard	Ohio	Pepperidge Farm, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On August 10, 2017, an employee was loading a paper roll into a machine when the employee's left fingertip was caught and amputated in the roll clamp.
2017-07-27	Willard	Ohio	Wiers Farm Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On July 27, 2017, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was cleaning out the radish topper and reached inside to remove material. The machine was running and the employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.
2017-04-12	Willard	Ohio	MTD Consumer Group Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 12, 2017, at 2:20PM, an employee was setting a shim on a press. When the press cycled, the employee's fingers were caught in the clamp used to secure the product resulting in a partial amputation of the left index and middle fingers.
2016-07-28	Willard	Ohio	Holthouse Farms of Ohio, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was overcome by carbon monoxide when operating a forklift inside of a cooler.
2016-07-14	Willard	Ohio	Don Schloemer Masonry & Construction	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On or about July 14, 2016, an employee was performing a vertical cut in a concrete wall using a gas-powered masonry cut-off saw when the saw kicked back, lacerating the employee's chest.
2016-05-06	Willard	Ohio	MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee entered the paint line washer and fell through a grate into the washer solution. The employee suffered severe chemical burns to both legs.
2016-04-30	Willard	Ohio	RR DONNELLEY	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting "signature" material on the trimmer. The blade of the trimmer came down on the employee's finger resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.
2016-02-29	Willard	Ohio	R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about February 29, 2016, an employee received a partial index finger amputation while working on the Magic Box A conveyor belt on the 500 Line in the Bindery Department.
2016-02-12	Willard	Ohio	Durable roof top solutions	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
On or about February 12, 2016, an employee was making a cut to a roof membrane. The HVAC unit hole was uncovered to fit the material around the hole, and the employee fell into the hole through the roof. The employee was hospitalized with right elbow and hip injuries.
2015-08-20	Willard	Ohio	Wiers Farm Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On or about August 20, 2015 at approximately 4:40 p.m., an employee received a hand injury while working on the pepper production line. The employee was feeling dizzy and went to sit on a small roller conveyor. As he sat down, he put his hand on a moving chain conveyor, which pulled his finger into the sprocket and partially amputated it.