Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jefferson Industries Corporation, 6670 State Route 29, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO 43162
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
On August 16, 2016, at approximately 10:59 p.m., an employee was attempting to fix a sensor inside the enclosure of a laser weld cell. While the employee was inside the enclosure, a carrier that moved parts into the welding machine moved and struck the employee in the left leg, puncturing the left thigh.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Welding machinery
More severe injuries at Jefferson Industries Corporation
An employee was pulling a parts basket that weighed between 500 and 3,000 pounds when the employee's left pinky finger was caught between the basket and a rack, resulting in a pinky fingertip amputation.
An employee was making an adjustment to the welding arm of a stationary spot welding machine when her right index finger was smashed on the up-stroke, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was changing over a jig cart. The lock pin to hold the jig in place would not advance through the plate on the jig. When the lock pin became unstuck it crushed the employee's right middle fingertip resulting in an amputation.
On March 4, 2019, an employee was working on a drill press when his shirt sleeve was caught in the chuck on the press and wrapped around his left thumb. His thumb was amputated.
An employee passed out and was found unconscious. The employee regained consciousness and was found to have a gash near the right temple. Blood was observed on a parts cart and the floor where the employee was first found. EMS responded and took the employee to Doctor's West Hospital. A cat scan was performed and the employee was found to have minor internal brain bleeding. The employee was taken to Grant Hospital for further tests.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 336111)
An employee was using a battery-powered torque tool to fasten a bolt. The tool was activated and the socket of the tool rotated and pulled in their gloved left hand. The employee sustained a left index fingertip amputation.
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On June 4, 2025, an employee was skimming molten aluminum when it dripped down from the skimming spoon onto the employee's left pant leg, burning the top of their left foot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On June 3, 2025, the injured employee was setting a mold with a co-worker when the mold was displaced and caught their right hand against the stop block. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation of their middle finger.
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.