Severe Workplace Injuries in Waverly, Ohio
Employers in Waverly reported 17 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through May 2025: 10 workers hospitalized and 11 amputations (65% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 13 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in Waverly since 2015
OSHA opened 40 inspections at Waverly workplaces, and 27 of them (68%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 46 serious, 0 willful and 2 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $184,652.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Kirchhoff Automotive Waverly, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 | $16,550 |
| Appalachian Mobile Home Transport (planned, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $2,483 |
| Pike Plastics Recycling, Llc (referral, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $3,227 |
| Rk Holdings, Llp (referral, details) | 5 | $14,518 |
| Pike Plastics Recycling, Llc (complaint, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $9,035 |
| Kirchhoff Automotive (unprogrammed, details) | 1 | $500 |
| Rk Holdings Llp (referral, details) | 1 | $1,500 |
| Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill In Ohio At Waverly, Inc. (referral, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $11,396 |
| Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill In Ohio At Waverly, Inc. (complaint, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $5,000 |
| Rk Holdings Llp (referral, details) | 1 | $10,000 |
| Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill In Ohio At Waverly, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $10,000 |
| Millwood Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $8,000 |
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 17 newest severe injury reports from Waverly employers, as OSHA published them.
May 2, 2025 · Kirchhoff Automotive Hospitalized
An employee was pulling parts from a rack when they were struck by a high-lift forklift. The employee was hospitalized with compartment syndrome to their left leg.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1824158
Mar 5, 2024 · RK Holdings, LLP Amputation
An employee was repairing an electric pallet jack when a metal cover came down and crushed their hand, resulting in amputation of their right thumb.
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Thumb(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1734038
Jan 23, 2024 · Surge Staffing Hospitalized
A temporary employee was moving automotive parts when a tote weighing approximately 45 lbs. fell approximately 8-10 feet and struck them on the head. The employee later sustained a seizure, became ill, and lost consciousness.
Struck by other falling object (other) · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1723688
Feb 16, 2023 · RK Holdings LLP Hospitalized
An employee was operating a double jack. While turning, the vehicle struck a guardrail, causing the employee's leg to also strike the guardrail. The employee sustained a left leg fracture.
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Leg(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1654128
Sep 21, 2021 · Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly, Inc. Amputation
An employee was trying to clear a jam on a scrap conveyor line. The employee's left middle finger was caught in the chain and sprocket and partially amputated.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1555612
Nov 17, 2020 · Millwood Inc. Amputation
An employee was transferring wood slabs from the belt to the feed chain when his left hand went under the slab and was pinched by the roller and chain. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1503214
Sep 10, 2020 · Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly, Inc. Amputation
An employee was trying to change a tooth on a saw blade. A pin on the tool the employee was using broke, and the employee's right middle finger came into contact with another tooth. The employee suffered an amputation affecting the side of the finger and the nail, with bone loss.
Struck against stationary object or equipment (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Jul 26, 2019 · Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was operating an edger when a stave (board) became jammed in the edger. The employee tried to push a second stave through to clear the edger when the stave kicked back and hit the employee's stomach, causing internal bleeding.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1419784
Apr 4, 2019 · Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly, Inc. Amputation
An employee was working to dislodge a log from a hydraulic log flipper. When the log dislodged, the log flipper's leg came down and amputated the employee's right big toe.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1391797
Jan 14, 2019 · Kirchhoff Automotive Hospitalized
An employee hitched a ride in the back of another employee's pickup and was thrown from the back of the truck to the ground, suffering head trauma.
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Brain · Manufacturing
Jun 11, 2018 · Millwood, Inc. Amputation
An employee was operating a saw machine and was cleaning the saw dust off the belt using his right hand when his hand got caught in the conveyor belt was pulled into the roller amputating his right index finger.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1323502
May 25, 2018 · Ohio Valley Stave, Inc. Amputation
An employee was removing jammed wood when their hand made contact with a rotating blade. Two of their fingers were amputated. The blade was guarded at the time.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1320887
Dec 29, 2017 · Ohio Valley Stave, Inc. Amputation
An employee was clearing a jam on a machine and suffered an amputation injury.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1285691
Dec 8, 2016 · Oak Chips Inc. Amputation
An employee was feed-loading a board into the loading port or opening of a sap edger when the board kicked back out of the port, causing four of his left-hand fingers to be pinched between the ejected board and another stationary or slowly moving board on the conveyor.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 15, 2016 · Geo-Tech Polymers, LLC Amputation
An employee was adjusting rollers that were not lined up to move boxes of plastic pellets when his finger was caught between the rollers resulting in an amputation.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1186067
Jun 20, 2016 · Oak Chips Inc. Hospitalized
An employee had changed the blade on a band saw and was manually spinning the wheel when his finger was caught between the blade and the wheel. His left middle finger broke, and his left cheek and right palm were lacerated.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing
Dec 21, 2015 · Ohio Valley Stave, Inc. Amputation
A chipper operator was using an air hose to clean the shaker screen. The employee's left thumb got caught in the belt and pulley drive amputating it to the first knuckle.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1114220
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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