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

W.W. Williams Company LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — HILLIARD, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at W.W. Williams Company LLC in HILLIARD, OHIO
Employer W.W. Williams Company LLC Report ID 20191010973
Address 3535 Parkway Lane City, State ZIP HILLIARD, OHIO 43026
Event Date October 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Transmission-vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 811111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -83.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to install a transmission in a clutch assembly. The transmission would not go into the clutch due to a plate that had moved. When the clutch was unbolted, its weight caused it to fall and crush his right middle finger against the flywheel housing.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2019, a worker at W.W. Williams Company LLC in HILLIARD, OHIO suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with transmission-vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

See all reports for W.W. Williams Company LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 27, 2023 Patterson-UTI Energy Inc TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA Fractures Hosp.
Oct 19, 2016 ZJ Falcon LP LEVELLAND, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Aug 20, 2020 OSCO Industries Inc. NEW BOSTON, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Jan 3, 2022 Parsec Inc COLUMBUS, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Aug 10, 2017 ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICE ROCKMART, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Sep 28, 2017 Riverbend Maintenance Corp DESTREHAN, LOUISIANA Amputations Amp.
May 26, 2018 TechnipFMC WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA Amputations Amp.
Jan 7, 2020 Crestwood Midstream Partners GRANBURY, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports