BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—
Vehtek Systems Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Vehtek Systems Inc., 2125 Wood-Bridge Blvd., BOWLING GREEN, OHIO 43402 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On January 10, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a part that was stuck to the conveyor of an 800-ton press. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the part and the conveyor guide, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—
Vehtek Systems Inc.
At about 9:45 a.m. on March 10, 2025, an employee was using a 5-ton overhead crane to move a right-hand check fixture, weighing 5,150 pounds, in a coordinate-measuring machine lab. As the crane lifted the fixture, the metal sling securing the fixture slipped over the employee's left thumb. The thumb was crushed between the metal slip and fixture, and the last joint was amputated.
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—
Vehtek Systems Inc.
On September 19, 2024, an employee was assisting with a die changeover on a 2,000-ton press when the press was cycled, causing their hand to be pinched and resulting in an amputation to their ring fingertip.
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—
Vehtek Systems Inc.
On May 13, 2024, an employee was polishing a piece of metal using a lathe when his glove became caught in the metal part pulling his hand into the machine. A few of the employee's fingers were fractured and dislocated.
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—
Vehtek Systems Inc.
On November 15, 2023, at 11:30 PM, an employee was walking through the facility. He went through a gate and went a further 2 or 3 steps when his right foot was run over by a forklift. The employee's foot was crushed and required hospitalization and surgery.
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—
Vehtek Systems Inc.
An employee was positioning a die plate using a wrench. The die plate moved and the employee's fingers were caught against the wrench. The employee sustained amputations to one or more fingers.
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