Severe Workplace Injuries in Geneva, Ohio
Employers in Geneva reported 10 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through July 2025: 2 workers hospitalized and 8 amputations (80% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 6 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in Geneva since 2015
OSHA opened 18 inspections at Geneva workplaces, and 10 of them (56%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 12 serious, 0 willful and 1 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $81,202.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packaging Inc. (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $25,000 |
| Klinginsmith Enterprises, Inc (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $9,219 |
| Dave Mcgrath Builders, Inc (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,400 |
| Petro's Services, Llc (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 4 (1 serious+) | $10,920 |
| Hdt Expeditionary Systems Inc (Esg) (referral, details) | 5 (3 serious+) | $26,988 |
| T-N-R Electric And Construction (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $3,000 |
| Anchor Motel And Cottages (referral, details) | 1 | $2,000 |
| A. Schulman Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,675 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA and state-plan inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 10 newest severe injury reports from Geneva employers, as OSHA published them.
Jul 7, 2025 · Green Bay Packaging Amputation
The injured employee was cleaning parts inside a machine that makes boxes. She went to grab a piece of material when while the chain and sprocket was being manually moved and her left index finger was caught in the mechanism. The employee's fingertip was amputated with bone loss. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1836592
Jan 4, 2023 · Elster American Meter Company Hospitalized
An employee climbed on top of stackable containers to retrieve product from the top container. As he pulled the product box out, he lost his grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet to the ground, resulting in an injury to his right forearm.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing
Apr 28, 2021 · HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc (ESG) Amputation
An employee was cleaning a pinch roller assembly when their right index finger got caught in the roller assembly, resulting in a partial de-gloving and amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Dec 5, 2020 · HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc (ESG) Hospitalized
An employee was getting ready to charge a environmental control unit with refrigerant. Refrigerant spilled on his hand and caused burns.
Contact with cold objects or substances · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1506069
Jul 16, 2020 · Elster Perfection Honeywell Amputation
An employee was leak testing gas riser parts when the leak tester's sliding clamp returned to its home position and caught his left index fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Feb 7, 2020 · HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc (ESG) Amputation
A an employee was cycling a brake press when it caught the tip of her right thumb, causing an amputation to the thumbtip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1463392
Aug 3, 2017 · The Arthur Louis Steel Company Amputation
The injured employee was getting a steel plate positioned in the plate rack to place a plate clamp onto the material to remove it from the rack. Another employee was assisting by separating the plates to create room for the plate clamp. The pry bar slipped out of position allowing the plates to start falling back into their original position. As the plates were falling, the injured employee reached out to stop them and pinched the left middle finger between the plates resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Fingertip(s) · Construction
Feb 5, 2016 · Anchor Motel and Cottages Amputation
On February 5, 2016, an employee was using a table saw with a circular saw blade for cutting wood. The employee sustained a severe cut to his left hand thumb that was surgically amputated at the hospital.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Hotels and restaurants · OSHA inspection 1126965
Dec 13, 2015 · A. Schulman Inc. Amputation
On December 13, 2015, a portable rack fell on an employee's left-hand little finger as the employee attempted to move it, amputating the fingertip.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1113471
Jan 5, 2015 · HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc (ESG) Amputation
An employee, who had gloves on, was using a powered drill tool to drill into an unsupported block of wood. The employee was holding the block of wood in his hands. When the employee actuated the drill, the glove got caught, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1017348
After a workplace injury in Ohio
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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