MORAINE, OHIO—
Fuyao Glass America
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Fuyao Glass America, 800 Fuyao Ave, MORAINE, OHIO 45439 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee tripped and tried to catch themself. Their left hand was caught in a chain and sprocket that drives the rollers for a furnace, and they suffered a partial amputation to the middle finger at the first joint.
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MORAINE, OHIO—
Fuyao Glass America
On July 5, 2025, an employee was working to lubricate the chain on an autoclave machine in the coating factory. Their left index finger was caught in the machine resulting in surgical amputation at the first joint. The machine was guarded at the time, but was not locked out/tagged out.
MORAINE, OHIO—
Fuyao Glass America
An employee was transferring a PVB table from the PVB stretch machine when the middle fingertip on his left hand was compressed between the PVB table and the base of the table holding the PVB table. As a result, he sustained a left middle fingertip tissue amputation (no bone loss or removal of fingernail).
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