Severe Workplace Injuries in Waterville, Ohio
Employers in Waterville reported 10 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through October 2024: 6 workers hospitalized and 4 amputations (40% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 4 of them.
Reports by year
Industries
How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in Waterville since 2015
OSHA opened 52 inspections at Waterville workplaces, and 40 of them (77%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 64 serious, 15 willful and 24 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $653,125.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Seagate Plastics Holdings, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 | $1,159 |
| Seagate Plastics Holdings, Inc. (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $9,268 |
| Labcraft, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 | $4,033 |
| Johns Manville (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $9,000 |
| Bulldog Construction, Llc (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $59,316 |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation (referral, details) | 1 | $930 |
| Victor Jimenez (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $4,351 |
| Jjl Framing Lp (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $16,680 |
| Black Creek Builders Llc (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $37,085 |
| Andres Rojas (planned, details) | 6 (6 serious+) | $16,782 |
| Good Guys Roofing Llc (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $6,000 |
| Jerusalen Martinez (planned, details) | 5 (5 serious+) | $23,205 |
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 Waterville employers, as OSHA published them.
Oct 15, 2024 · JOHNS MANVILLE, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee slipped on a wet surface in a binder room area. He fell onto his right side, breaking his right arm/elbow. He was hospitalized.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Multiple arm locations · Manufacturing
May 20, 2024 · Labcraft, Inc. Amputation
An employee was moving metal material on a band saw. The material slipped and crushed the employee's finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1759365
May 10, 2024 · JOHNS MANVILLE Hospitalized
On May 10, 2024, an employee was feeding fiberglass into the mat line from a platform when it failed to feed and so they began to feed it in again. The employee's right hand was caught between the top and bottom roller on the mat line and sustained an avulsion injury as well as a wrist laceration.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Hand(s) and wrist(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1748483
Sep 20, 2019 · JOHNS MANVILLE Amputation
On September 20, 2019, an employee was operating a runoff machine. The fiberglass material started to bind up. As the employee was correcting the issue, his left hand entangled in the fiberglass strands. The strands pulled his hand in, resulting a partial amputation of the thumb.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1433162
Feb 7, 2019 · JOHNS MANVILLE Amputation
An employee was changing a belt on a machine that had been locked out when the employee's hand slipped and was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a right pinky finger amputation.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Jun 14, 2018 · Michels Corporation Amputation
An employee was removing a drill stem from a drill stem rack and his right middle finger was caught in a pinch point created by the drill stem and a caliper resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Mining, oil and gas
Sep 21, 2016 · Johns Manville Hospitalized
On September 21, 2016, an employee was on a vertical ladder checking the level of waste in a dumpster when a delivery truck struck and pinned the employee between the truck and the dumpster. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right leg, a collapsed lung and liver damage.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Multiple trunk locations · Manufacturing
Nov 17, 2015 · JOHNS MANVILLE Hospitalized
On November 17, 2015, an employee suffered a de-gloving of their right hand while using the base fiber feeder on the 9214 mat line.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1108232
Oct 2, 2015 · BITTERSWEET FARMS, INC. Hospitalized
An employee had just finished picking up a donation and at 1260 Waterville Monclova Road in Waterville, Ohio. As the employee was closing the back sliding door of the box truck they were driving, the door came down on the top of the employee's right foot/toe. The employee lost balance, fell off the back of the box truck (approximately 3 to 4 feet), and struck their head against the concrete ground. The employee suffered a laceration to the right big toe and a possible skull fracture.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Head · Health care and social assistance
Sep 25, 2015 · Shelly and Sands, Inc. Hospitalized
On or about September 25, 2015, while using a partner saw to cut a 4x4 piece of wood, an employee cut their left leg across the thigh and was hospitalized.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Thigh(s) · Construction
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.
Hurt at work in Waterville?
Compare workers' comp lawyers in OhioOther Ohio cities
- Columbus
552 reports · 111 amputations - Cincinnati
473 reports · 147 amputations - Cleveland
371 reports · 137 amputations - Toledo
200 reports · 45 amputations - Dayton
185 reports · 48 amputations - Canton
133 reports · 39 amputations - Akron
130 reports · 35 amputations - Youngstown
91 reports · 26 amputations
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.
Lawbamba is not affiliated with OSHA or the Department of Labor, and this page is general information, not legal advice.