Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Exponential Power, Inc., Internet Substation, LEXINGTON, OHIO 44904
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Watch Exponential Power, Inc. — freeGet an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Exponential Power, Inc. is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Final narrative
On March 14, 2024, an employee was using a stair climber to remove a large battery charger to ground level. While moving up the stairs, the climber machine gave out and he lost control of the charger. The employee's left middle finger got caught between one of the stairs and the charger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Wheeled containers, material moving equipment n.e.c.
An employee was working to build an electrical substation. He was cleaning out the inside of a fixed section of a PVC pipe on the end that was furthest from an excavator. The excavator was outside of the trench and more than 25 feet away when it moved a pipe, pinching the employee's right arm between the two pipes. The employee's forearm was fractured.
An employee was anchored to a movable piece of equipment called a "lid" with a self-retracting lifeline harness. An overhead crane lifted the equipment, causing the employee to be pulled by his harness. The employee was pulled off the walkway and swung over the wall of the kiln. His body and head struck the wall. The employee lost consciousness and sustained a laceration to the side of his head that required stitches. The employee also sustained multiple fractured ribs and fractured vertebrae.
An employee was in a scissor lift, preparing to strip formwork from the underside of a concrete deck. As the lift was ascending, the employee's left little finger was pinched between the lift rail and the concrete beam above. The employee was hospitalized, and the soft tissue of their left little fingertip was amputated; the finger's bony tuft was also damaged.
An employee was operating an order picker when his left middle finger was crushed between the lift and storage racking. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was ascending in a scissor lift when his left thumb was caught between between the railing of the lift and a piece of equipment installed in the ceiling. The employee's thumb tip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 335911)
An employee was operating material handling equipment when their right foot was caught between the material handling equipment and a railing. The employee sustained fractures to the big toe and second toe.
An employee was operating a forklift when it collided with another forklift at an intersection. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg from a rack of battery plates on the forks of the other truck.
Four employees were moving a 400-pound flange to the ground when part of the load was released and the injured employee's hand became caught between the flange and the ground. The employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.
An employee was recycling material by adding it to a molten lead pot. The employee came in contact with the molten lead and suffered burns to the lower back and shoulder.
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.