Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gold Medal Products Co., 10700 Medallion Drive, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45241
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On February 19, 2019, an employee was using a saw to cut extruded aluminum when the saw jammed up. The employee was attempting to clear the jam when the saw functioned and cut off the employee's right index fingertip. Gloves were worn 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.
An employee was walking in an aisle in a warehouse when they were struck by a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee was knocked down and part of their right foot was run over. The third toe was medically amputated to the first joint.
An employee was picking orders in a freezer warehouse. He developed frostbite in both middle fingers; the right middle finger was partially medically amputated. The incident occurred during a training activity.
An employee was operating a brake press to flatten a piece of metal when their left hand contacted the die on the brake press, resulting in amputations of the middle and ring fingers at the second joint.
While dispensing icing into a container, an employee went to unclog some of the material from a mixer. A rotating shaft inside the mixer caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
During assembly operations, a temporary employee was installing a chain on a sprocket when his hand got caught between the chain and a railing, resulting in an amputation of the left middle fingertip that was able to be reattached.
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.