Struck against stationary object n.e.c. · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TOLEDO TOOL & DIE COMPANY, INC., 2 Kexan Rd., PIONEER, OHIO 43554
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On February 29, 2024, an employee sustained an amputation to the tuft of their right fourth finger when pulling on a part that was lodged in a groove on a work table. The part's sharp edge cut through cut-resistant gloves.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Parts and materials unspecified
More severe injuries at TOLEDO TOOL & DIE COMPANY, INC.
On or about June 27, 2016, an employee was cutting metal banding from a steel coil. As the employee pulled the last of the four cut bands from the coil, the cut end of the bands punctured the employee's arm, causing a deep laceration.
On or about September 30, 2015, an employee was removing excess aluminum trim from a press. A coworker activated the press, which crushed the employee's left forearm.
On or about April 27, 2015, an employee sustained serious injuries to the left foot and right hand after being struck by a steel coil which resulted in a fall.
An employee was cleaning the pretzel oven when the edge of a rack in the oven contacted their right thumb, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was servicing an exterior mounted environmental control unit while on a 10-foot ladder. He pushed through a pre-made knockout hole on the panel. Upon bringing his arm down, a sharp area along the panel frame lacerated the top of his hand. The employee required surgery.
An employee was tightening a gas pipe with a wrench when the wrench slipped from his hand. The employee's arm then hit a metal cross-brace, resulting in a lacerated arm.
An employee bent down to turn on an air valve, lost their footing, and struck their hand on a pressure relief valve while trying to catch themselves. The employee suffered an amputation to their right index fingertip.
An employee was helping to hold a rope that was tied around a pine tree where dead branches were being removed. As a branch was removed, the tree swung, causing the employee holding onto the rope to swing, slide across the grass, and strike the bumper of a nearby truck. The employee sustained a lower leg fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 332116)
An employee was working to remove scrap from the vicinity of a scrap shaker tray located at the rear of a press when she suffered a laceration and partial amputation of her right index finger.
An employee was loading a die plate onto a rack when the plate tipped down and pinched his finger, lacerating it. The employee sustained an amputation.
An employee was placing a flattener die on a turret press. The die broke loose and fell into the turret. The employee's right hand was pinched between the turret and the die, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger.
An employee was un-banding metal blanks from pallets. He stepped on a pallet where the boards of the pallet overhung the runners, causing him to lose his footing and fall to the floor. The employee sustained injury to his left hip requiring hospitalization.
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.