Sofidel America Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Jan 6, 2024, Circleville: Hospitalization · fractures and soft tissue injuries · ankle(s)

A mobile conveyor unit had stopped unexpectedly, causing boxes of product to fall from a pallet. An employee climbed onto the conveyor to re-stack the boxes on the pallet, but lost balance and had to step down to the floor abruptly. His right ankle buckled resulting in dislocation, as well as fractures.

Apr 30, 2023, Circleville: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

Two machine operators were troubleshooting a sensor near the printing rollers of a machine. The injured employee was removing some paper accumulation on a roller when their right arm was drawn between the printing rollers resulting in a thumb laceration.

Sep 22, 2022, Circleville: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · hand(s) and finger(s)

On September 22, 2022, two employees were investigating a jam in the rewinder section of a production line. One of them was removing jammed material from the machine rollers while the other rotated them. The injured employee's left hand was caught between a roller and a stationary guide plate. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the left hand and thumb that required hospitalization and surgery.

Jan 14, 2022, Circleville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was removing a spent reel that had slipped off one of the eject rails from an unwinder. He went to push the core and dislodge it from the ejection rail. The employee began to raise his hands to warn other employees to stand clear and not enter the area. His right ring finger slipped into a hole in the chuck. The chuck closed and fell off the rails, crushing the employee's right ring…

Nov 13, 2020, Circleville: Hospitalization · fractures and dislocations · ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.

An employee was cleaning under a rewinder machine. The employee backed out in a crouched position, began to stand up, and turned to get traction. The employee's left foot got caught under the outfeed discharge conveyor; they fell with their foot under the conveyor, landing on their face and suffering a laceration over the eye that required 7 stitches, as well as a left ankle dislocation and tibia-fibula fracture.

May 8, 2020, Circleville: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)

On May 8, 2020, an employee was moving a finished core from an unwinder machine with a crane and attempting to set the core onto the slabbing table. The table flipped and the core struck the employee in the right shin, resulting in a fracture.