Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cent-Roll Products, LLC, 4866 Factory Dr, FAIRFIELD, OHIO 45014
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was getting ready to grind a part. The lathe (rotating roll) was turned off but was still spinning when the employee's hand was pulled into a pinch point between the roll and grinding wheel, amputating a finger.
An employee was moving an 800-pound roll from one department to the next with a crane. The tube cut the strap and the roll fell onto the employee's left foot. The foot was fractured and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333512)
An employee was moving an 800-pound roll from one department to the next with a crane. The tube cut the strap and the roll fell onto the employee's left foot. The foot was fractured and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was working on an industrial lathe when the tail stock on a 17,000-pound reel spool broke and the spool dropped onto his leg, crushing it. The employee was hospitalized.
On March 20, 2020, an employee was reaching to flip a tube when their arm was caught by the chuck and lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was running the horizontal band saw. As the employee was pulling out the piece of cut tubing the saw blade caught the employee's glove and pulled his hand onto the cutting surface under the blade. The employee sustained the amputation of four fingers from his left hand.
An employee was operating a horizontal saw and attempting to release a part under the saw plate when the blade lacerated his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.