WOOSTER, OHIO—
The Wooster Brush Company
Nonroadway noncollision incident n.e.c. · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Wooster Brush Company, 2550 Daisy Way, WOOSTER, OHIO 44691 on — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On December 10, 2024, an employee was driving a stand-up forklift, moving pallets off racks in a building. The employee's hand was caught between the forklift and the bar that prevented ride-under, resulting in a crush injury to the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.
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WOOSTER, OHIO—
The Wooster Brush Company
An employee was pointing at the source of a squeaking sound on a hook-and-loop fastener dot application machine. Moving parts caught his left middle finger, causing a fingertip amputation.
WOOSTER, OHIO—
The Wooster Brush Company
On or about 5/12/2016, an employee received a partial fingertip amputation injury while operating a paint brush hand trimmer machine, known as a hand sharp edge. While manually holding a paint brush in the machine, her finger slipped and contacted the rotating blade of the machine. The contact resulted in a partial fingertip amputation.
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