OBERLIN, OHIO—
Green Circle Growers, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Green Circle Growers, Inc., 51051 US Hwy. 20, OBERLIN, OHIO 44074 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On November 25, 2020, an employee was trying to reach an upper conveyor belt to fix a jam. The employee's foot contacted the moving lower conveyor belt and his leg was pulled between a metal support bar for the conveyor and the chain of the conveyor belt resulting in a broken leg.
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OBERLIN, OHIO—
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On February 8, 2024, an employee was using a ladder to reach a roof to repair a hole. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffered a back injury, and was hospitalized.
OBERLIN, OHIO—
Green Circle Growers, Inc.
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
OBERLIN, OHIO—
GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access an overhead crane to perform work. The crane was still energized. When the employee touched the crane, it shocked him, causing him to fall to the ground below. He suffered a fractured back and collapsed lung.
OBERLIN, OHIO—
GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.
A tow tractor struck an employee, pinning her against another tow tractor. She suffered an injury to her lower left leg and was hospitalized.
OBERLIN, OHIO—
GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.
On August 8, 2017, an employee was operating a tugger vehicle when the employee's left foot was caught and fractured between a post and the cart.
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