Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

PCC AIRFOILS LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — WICKLIFFE, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PCC AIRFOILS LLC in WICKLIFFE, OHIO
Employer PCC AIRFOILS LLC Report ID 20171010086
Address 29501 CLAYTON BLVD City, State ZIP WICKLIFFE, OHIO 44092
Event Date October 20, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336412 Inspection # 1273819
GPS Coordinates 41.61000, -81.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling a die from a press when the employee's right index finger was caught in a channel on the press, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2017, a worker at PCC AIRFOILS LLC in WICKLIFFE, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for PCC AIRFOILS LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 6, 2015 Webco Industries, Inc., Oil City Tube Division OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Jan 4, 2017 All Clad Metalcrafters, LLC CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Feb 12, 2021 THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES JACKSON, MISSOURI Amputations Amp.
Oct 26, 2023 DHL Supply Chain LA PORTE, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
May 26, 2023 Unlimited Contract Services, Inc. HOBOKEN, GEORGIA Amputations Hosp.
Feb 9, 2016 Sample Machining, Inc. DAYTON, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Mar 19, 2018 Averitt Express Inc HOUSTON, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jan 13, 2023 Milk Specialties Global WAUTOMA, WISCONSIN Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports