Jefferson Industries
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Amputations involving bone loss — WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
| Employer | Jefferson Industries | Report ID | 2025076758 |
| Address | 6670 St Rt 29 NE | City, State ZIP | WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO 43162 |
| Event Date | July 12, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Stamping machinery, presses except printing | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336370 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.94000, -83.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was helping a forklift operator by holding metal sheets to steady them as they were placed on a rail for feeding to a stamp machine. The operator lowered the forks with the blanks (weighting approximately 750 pounds). The temporary employee's right index finger was caught between the metal and the feeding rail. The finger was crushed and partially amputated through the bone.
Incident Summary
On July 12, 2025, a worker at Jefferson Industries in WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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