Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fulton County Processing, 7800 OH-109, DELTA, OHIO 43515
on — Amputations, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was trapped under a coil of steel that fell on the employee's foot resulting in the amputation of his foot.
On February 26, 2025, maintenance team was called to replace a bearing on the overarm on a slitter. At approximately 4:24 PM, employees were utilizing the designated rolling platform (approximately 2 feet above the ground) to access the overarm (approximately 6-7 feet above the ground). An employee stepped down off the platform and climbed onto the slitter machine. They slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the concrete ground below, landing on their right elbow. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture to the right distal humerus.
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An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.
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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.
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