Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Yutzy Woodworking Ltd., 2447 U.S. 62, WINESBURG, OHIO 44690
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On or about 3/10/2015, at approximately 7:00 a.m., an employee was injured on a stationary miter saw, which resulted in an amputation to the left ring finger.
An employee in training was operating a moulder machine. The employee opened the machine to make adjustments when their ring finger was amputated and their middle finger was injured. The machine was not locked out at the time.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
On March 19, 2025, at 1:35 p.m., two employees were loading a tractor trailer that was backed into a dock and connected to the dock lift. The driver began to drive away while the employees were still on the dock lift, which then collapsed. The injured employee fell to the ground, resulting in a right hip contusion that required hospitalization.
An employee was emptying scrap from a hopper into a metal dumpster. The employee released the hopper latch and his left index finger was caught between the fork and the hopper frame. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
An employee was loading a truck with product, reached to open the shipping door but grabbed a loading bar instead, causing him to fall out of the door. The employee fell approximately 4 feet to the ground and sustained a fracture to the lower right leg.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.