CAMBRIDGE, OHIO—
AMG Vanadium, LLC
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AMG Vanadium, LLC, 60790 Southgate Road, CAMBRIDGE, OHIO 43725 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was at a roaster machine moving a manual cart with a part on it. The employee's finger was pinched between the cart and a frame of the machine, resulting in an amputation to the left ring finger with no bone involvement.
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An employee was operating a company-owned vehicle on a roadway inside a worksite. As the employee was driving downhill, the vehicle brakes failed and the vehicle struck an embankment at the bottom of the hill. The employee sustained a vertebra fracture in his back and was hospitalized.
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO—
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An employee was standing on a 6-foot step ladder, three rungs up, using two spud wrenches to re-align a screw cover. The employee lost his balance and fell injuring his right ankle and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
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