Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GE Lighting Inc., 1250 S. WALNUT ST., BUCYRUS, OHIO 44820
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On November 17, 2021, an employee was verifying the operation of a bulb crusher machine that had been restarted after a jam. The machine was jogged and pulled in the employee's right-hand glove. He suffered injuries resulting in the amputation of his right index and middle fingers.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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 335110)
On July 22, 2024, at approximately 11:15 AM, an employee was moving an air conditioning unit on the roof when their right middle finger became caught between the bottom of the unit's frame and the roof curb frame. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was unloading product from a trailer. While walking out of the trailer, a powered pallet jack entered the trailer, slid on the dock, and pinned the employee's right leg against the trailer wall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee was drilling a hole. The employee's glove wrapped around the bit extension, causing the drill to amputate the employee's left index finger.
A maintenance employee was checking the voltage on an automatic loading machine when another employee activated the machine. The loading arm then struck the maintenance employee, bruising the back and lung.
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.