Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Fuyao Glass America
Start: 7/5/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025076467 · 7/5/2025 · Fuyao Glass America

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Heating and cooking machinery, appliances n.e.c.
Secondary source: "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name: Fuyao Glass America
Location: 2801 West Stroop Road, MORAINE, OHIO, 45439
NAICS: 327211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 5, 2025, an employee was working to lubricate the chain on an autoclave machine in the coating factory. Their left index finger was caught in the machine resulting in surgical amputation at the first joint. The machine was guarded at the time, but was not locked out/tagged out.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown