Severe Workplace Injuries in Valley City, Ohio

Oct 23, 2025 · Automation Tool & Die Amputation

A maintenance employee was changing out the electrode tips of a welding machine. He was checking an electrode when the machine cycled. The electrode holder partially amputated his left index finger.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1857476

Sep 19, 2025 · Fleet Mobile Maintenance Hospitalized

A mechanic had just finished a repair on a straight truck with a flatbed , which had been lifted using a bottle jack. As the employee was about to remove the jack, it failed. The truck shifted forward, dropped down, and struck the employee's chest. He suffered broken ribs and a broken shoulder.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Trunk and other upper extremities · Other services

Jul 11, 2025 · UPS Hospitalized

An employee was delivering packages when they felt fatigued and experienced nausea and lightheadedness. The employee sustained heat-related illness.

Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing

Sep 19, 2023 · Three D Metals, Inc. Amputation

The injured employee was training a new employee to use an edger. The hydraulic arm, that is used to keep core material in place, came down and crushed the injured employee's right foot. The employee required an amputation and was hospitalized.

Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Foot (feet) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1700222

Oct 17, 2022 · Mack's Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a three-wheeled forklift to hoist metal material with a sling system. While driving downhill in a gravel driveway, the front tire caught a root and the forklift lost momentum. This caused the hoisted material to sway and the forklift tipped forward. Inside the forklift, the employee struck against the dash and roof of the cage, sustaining a contusion to the forehead, abrasions to both legs, and later had a seizure.

Sudden start or stop, nonroadway · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail

May 24, 2022 · SHILOH INDUSTRIES Hospitalized

An employee climbed up onto stacked storage containers to check for parts. During his descent, he jumped from a height of approximately 5 feet. Upon landing, his right knee buckled and he fell to the ground, resulting in a right hip fracture that required surgery.

Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet · Hip(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 23, 2021 · Superior Roll Forming Co. INC. Hospitalized

An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut parts on a line's cutoff. Sparks from the cutter came into contact with a flammable liquid that was used to mark parts, and the employee suffered burns to the face, neck, chest, and arms in the resulting fire. He also suffered a head laceration.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1539538

Aug 5, 2020 · MTD PRODUCTS INC. Hospitalized

An employee was driving a utility vehicle when it tipped over, leading to hospitalization and fractures in his wrist and ankle.

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Upper and lower limb(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 14, 2020 · Automation Tool & Die Hospitalized

An employee was making trial parts in a press when the press unexpectedly stopped. The employee reached into the die and the press finished its cycle causing fractures and lacerations to the employee's wrist.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Wrist(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1484014

Oct 28, 2019 · SHILOH INDUSTRIES Amputation

An employee was changing a roll of paper on a rack with a 10- to 12-foot bar. The bar's pin was removed on one end. When the employee pulled up on the end of the bar, it came loose, causing the opposite end of the bar to fall. This then caused the entire bar to fall, and the employee's left fourth finger was caught between the bar and the rack, amputating the fingertip.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Aug 28, 2018 · MACK INDUSTRIES Hospitalized

An employee was operating a knuckle boom crane with hand controls when the chain became loose, dropping a truck bed that hit and broke the employee's hip.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Hip(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 19, 2018 · Transitional Living Centers, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was attempting to calm an aggressive client when the client pushed her to the ground. She suffered a fractured wrist and bruised ribs.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Wrist(s) · Health care and social assistance

Mar 26, 2018 · THREE D METALS INC. Amputation

An employee was manually sliding a tail stock into a slitter machine's arbors when his right index finger was pinched between the stock and a bolt, causing a fingertip amputation.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Wholesale trade

Jan 4, 2018 · Superior Roll Forming Co., Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was tied off from a railing performing work when an explosion occurred. The employee suffered severe burns and was hospitalized.

Explosion · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1286341

Dec 6, 2017 · Mack Industries Inc. Amputation

An employee was pushing of piece of wood through a table saw to build a frame for a concrete pour when the blade caused an amputation to the employee's right ring finger. The table saw was guarded at the time.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1287702

May 11, 2017 · Mack Industries Inc. Amputation

On May 11, 2017, an employee was attempting to feed wire mesh through a wall and into a building. The employee's left hand was pulled into the rotating pinch rollers, which amputated the index finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1233420

Mar 7, 2017 · THREE D METALS INC. Amputation

An employee was taping knives on the 60" metal slitter machine at the entry side of the machine. When the machine was jogged three fingers on the employee's left hand were amputated.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1216503

Feb 7, 2017 · Superior Roll Forming Co., Inc. Amputation

An employee was attempting to free a coil chain from a coil when his left middle finger was caught between the chain and the coil, amputating his fingertip.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1211535

Nov 23, 2016 · NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION Amputation

On 11/23/2016, at approximately 1445, an employee was cleaning a straightener machine when his hand became caught in a portion of the machine, partially amputating his left ring fingertip.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1194905

Apr 12, 2016 · NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION Hospitalized

On 4/12/16, an employee's hair was pulled into the roll straightener machine's rollers. The employee sustained a scalping injury.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Scalp · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1143950

Dec 1, 2015 · EMH INC. Hospitalized

An employee was setting beams using a crane and lifting hoist when a beam tipped over and broke his leg.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Leg(s) · Manufacturing

Feb 21, 2015 · Superior Roll Forming Inc. Amputation

The employer reported an amputation that occurred on 1-21-2015 at approximately 3:00pm. The employee was working on a coil end welding machine when his left index finger was caught in a hydraulic clamp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1043604