105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

CANTON, OHIO—

TimkenSteel Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Final narrative

An employee was working in the small bar finishing area, when he attempted to reach a spray can of lubricant located on the small bar table inside the guarded area. He was using a rod to manipulate the can closer to the guard rail by reaching over the guard rail, when the carry-over arm struck him, pulled him over the guard rail, and dragged him to the floor. The carry-over arm continued its operation as the employee fell below its operation range. The employee received injuries to his shoulder and ribs.

Hospitalized Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Grinding, polishing machinery, unspecified

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DELAND, FLORIDA—

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FAIRFIELD, OHIO—

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BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA—

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THEODORE, ALABAMA—

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THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT—

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