Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alpha Coatings Inc. , 622 South Corporate Dr , FOSTORIA, OHIO 44830
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On or about 6/11/15, an employee's left middle fingertip was amputated by a moving chain conveyor.
On January 4, 2018, an employee slipped on black ice and fell to the pavement as she was leaving work. She suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 541430)
An employee was imprinting coffee mugs using a screening machine when a piece of paper fell out of the cup. The employee went to retrieve the piece of paper and the screening machine pushed her right hand against the wall of the machine. The employee sustained compartment syndrome in her right forearm.
An employee was performing maintenance tasks on a roof in the rain. As the employee was descending the ladder, he slipped off a rung and fell, landing on both feet. The employee's right heel and left ankle were fractured.
An employee was operating a screening machine. He was removing a dropped rag from the machine when his arm was caught and broken between a rotating bar and a stationary part in the machine.
An employee was in an aerial lift's metal bucket, installing a banner on the side of a building. The employee finished placing the banner and pulled back to take a picture. The aerial lift came into contact with a power line; the employee was shocked, suffering second-degree burns to the chest and head.
Two electricians/journeyman mechanics were doing preventative maintenance on a high-density storage system, an aisle with two cranes. They were preparing to lubricate the chains on one of the cranes. One of them was on the lift station, seated above the crane on a cross-support bar to perform lubrication and test the vertical limit switch. He tripped the vertical limit switch to begin the work. The crane and the lift station began to move up, and his right leg was pinned and broken between the frame of the crane and the crossbar of the lift station.
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.