Winkle Industries Incorporated
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ALLIANCE, OHIO
| Employer | Winkle Industries Incorporated | Report ID | 2022087311 |
| Address | 2080 West Main Street | City, State ZIP | ALLIANCE, OHIO 44601 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339999 | Inspection # | 1616870 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.91000, -81.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using furniture movers to manually push a magnetic coil into an oven. The form plate of the oven lowered onto the employee's finger causing a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2022, a worker at Winkle Industries Incorporated in ALLIANCE, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, 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.
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2019 | SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA | Amputations | Amp. |
| Feb 5, 2015 | Potter Construction | SAVANNAH, GEORGIA | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Hosp. |
| May 8, 2023 | J.C. Cannistraro LLC | EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Amputations | Hosp., Amp. |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Turano Knead Dough Baking Company | BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS | Cuts, lacerations | Hosp. |
| Aug 19, 2023 | H Greg Automotive | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Crushing injuries | Hosp. |
| Apr 25, 2018 | Telsmith, Inc. | MEQUON, WISCONSIN | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Cargill Protein | SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA | Amputations | Hosp., Amp. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Broadwind Energy | ABILENE, TEXAS | Crushing injuries | Hosp. |
About This OSHA Report
This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.