MENTOR, OHIO—
The Lincoln Electric Company
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Lincoln Electric Company, 6500 Heisley Road, MENTOR, OHIO 44060 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving extra wire out of a cleaning tank by using the tank's jogging function. Two of the employee's right-hand fingers were caught on the last strand going around the acid roll, and the employee suffered an amputation to the right little fingertip.
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An employee was walking on a level office floor. The employee tripped on a sticky spot (where something had spilled and dried), fell to the floor and landed on their left hip, and suffered a broken left femur.
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EUCLID, OHIO—
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On April 19, 2024, an employee was using a vertical belt sander to sand a burr off a piece of metal. The piece of metal got caught between the belt and the rest of the table and pulled the employee's left index finger into the sanding belt resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
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The Lincoln Electric Company
An employee was obtaining a sample from a mixing machine in the chemical department when their hand contacted the mixing blade. The employee sustained partial fingertip amputations to the middle and ring ringers. The machine was running at the time.
CLEVELAND, OHIO—
The Lincoln Electric Company
An employee was moving parts using a manual push cart. The employee turned the cart and parts tipped over and struck the employee, resulting in fractures and lacerations to the left leg and arm.
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