Severe Workplace Injuries in Oberlin, Ohio
Employers in Oberlin reported 15 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through April 2024: 9 workers hospitalized and 6 amputations (40% of reports). Agriculture, forestry and fishing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 7 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Oberlin since 2015
OSHA opened 28 inspections at Oberlin workplaces, and 15 of them (54%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 41 serious, 0 willful and 0 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $144,993.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Welding, Llc (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $6,740 |
| Green Circle Growers, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,500 |
| Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc (planned, details) | 8 (8 serious+) | $37,648 |
| Fabritech Solutions, Llc (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 6 (6 serious+) | $12,056 |
| Green Circle Growers, Inc. (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $6,072 |
| Coram Flora Company (referral, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $10,360 |
| Agrinomix, Llc (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,250 |
| Welcome Nursing Home (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 1 | $3,000 |
| Green Circle Growers, Inc. (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $17,479 |
| Jim Bonness (referral, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $5,668 |
| Green Circle Growers, Inc. (referral, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $21,700 |
| Supers Landscape, Inc (complaint, details) | 10 (7 serious+) | $4,839 |
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 15 newest severe injury reports from Oberlin employers, as OSHA published them.
Apr 11, 2024 · Loomis Armored Amputation
On April 11, 2024, an employee's right little finger was crushed by a vehicle door, resulting in a partial amputation.
Struck by door, gate, window · Other finger(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Feb 8, 2024 · GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC. Hospitalized
On February 8, 2024, an employee was using a ladder to reach a roof to repair a hole. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffered a back injury, and was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1728694
Aug 29, 2023 · HARRIS EXPLORATION DRILLING & ASSOCIATES, INC. Amputation
An employee was operating a loop injector. The loop injector had released from the diffuser at the top of the casing and started climbing up the loop toward the loop holder. While reversing the loop installer back down, the employee's glove became caught in a gear and sprocket which resulted in a left index finger amputation at the first knuckle. A finger was also fractured and his left middle finger required stitches.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Utilities
Nov 4, 2021 · Green Circle Growers, Inc. Amputation
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1563356
Aug 11, 2021 · AgriNomix, LLC Amputation
On August 11, 2021, an employee was inspecting the tracking of a conveyor belt. The belt and pulley caught the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1548254
Nov 25, 2020 · Green Circle Growers, Inc. Hospitalized
On November 25, 2020, an employee was trying to reach an upper conveyor belt to fix a jam. The employee's foot contacted the moving lower conveyor belt and his leg was pulled between a metal support bar for the conveyor and the chain of the conveyor belt resulting in a broken leg.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Leg(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1504367
Dec 6, 2019 · GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC. Hospitalized
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access an overhead crane to perform work. The crane was still energized. When the employee touched the crane, it shocked him, causing him to fall to the ground below. He suffered a fractured back and collapsed lung.
Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1450740
Sep 6, 2018 · GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC. Hospitalized
A tow tractor struck an employee, pinning her against another tow tractor. She suffered an injury to her lower left leg and was hospitalized.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Lower leg(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1345260
Aug 8, 2017 · GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC. Hospitalized
On August 8, 2017, an employee was operating a tugger vehicle when the employee's left foot was caught and fractured between a post and the cart.
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Foot (feet) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Jul 21, 2017 · R & J Trucking, Inc Hospitalized
On July 21, 2017, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee and a coworker were pulling a dump bed out of a tractor trailer dump truck when the employee's right middle finger was caught and lacerated between the dump bed and the truck's tailgate. She was hospitalized.
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Apr 11, 2017 · Hydrotube Hospitalized
On April 11, 2017, an employee suffered fractures to his pelvis, knee and tailbone after a loaded metal racking unit overturned onto the employee as the employee was removing it from the burn off oven.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1226346
Dec 1, 2016 · GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC. Hospitalized
On December 1, 2016, an employee was using a ladder to turn off a valve when the ladder slipped out. The employee fell and suffered a broken left arm, requiring surgery.
Other fall to lower level · Arm(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Sep 7, 2016 · OBERLIN COLLEGE Amputation
On September 7, 2016, at approximately 12:05 p.m., an employee was lifting a manhole lid when it slipped and pinched his finger between the cover and manhole opening, amputating his right middle fingertip.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fingertip(s) · Educational services
Jul 19, 2016 · Jamison Well Drilling & Pump Service Amputation
On July 19, 2016, an employee suffered a partial little finger amputation while guiding the well casing into a bore hole.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Construction
Nov 6, 2015 · Oberlin College Hospitalized
An employee was hospitalized after being struck in the head by an unsecured wall partition. The employee sustained a contusion.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Head · Educational services
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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