Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Overhead Door Corporation, 14512 Lincoln Way E, DALTON, OHIO 44618
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting together two pieces of steel using a sheet metal joining machine. His right thumb slipped and was pinched as he lowered the die set. The thumb tip was amputated.
An employee was processing material on a roll mill. The machine jammed, then started to make a cut as the employee was trying to clear the jam. Its die crushed the employee's arm.
An employee was troubleshooting a leak from a hydraulic line when high pressure hydraulic fluid penetrated the skin on the employee's finger. The employee was hospitalized.
On May 6, 2020, an employee was operating a metal shear to cut 2-inch strips of aluminum. He was attempting to catch the strips behind the shear so they would not fall on the floor. While his hand was behind the machine, the shear was actuated via the foot petal, causing the shear to come down on his left middle finger. His fingertip was amputated to approximately the end of the nail bed.
An employee was installing a replacement garage door at a commercial business. During the installation, the crew released the tension off the last of three overhead springs. The spring caught the employee in the shoulder and upper right arm causing a severe laceration and pulling the employee into the side of the structure.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was unloading freight from a truck when a stack of doors fell over and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured femur.
An employee was performing rebar fabrication using a bending machine. The employee's glove became caught in the area where the rebar bend overlaps onto itself. The subsequent bending/cutting caused the two overlapping portions to squeeze together and amputate approximately 1/4" of his left index fingertip.
An employee was building wood detail blocking and a wood member needed to be resized. The employee took the wood member to the table saw and set the fence to the correct size. The employee pressed down on the board to control it when his left little finger contacted the running blade, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was clearing a pipe along a culvert using a motorized plumbing machine. The end of the machine got tangled and stuck in long grass and other debris. The employee went to lift the end of the machine out of the grass and clear the blockage when his hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in a partial amputation and open fracture of his left distal phalanx.
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.