G&S Metal Products Co. Inc. was cited for one willful and five serious OSHA violations and fined $182,293 after two separate workers suffered amputations within two weeks of each other in June and July 2024 at the Cleveland, Ohio stamping facility — the company's third amputation incident since 2017.

G&S Metal Products Co. Inc. — Two Workers Lose Fingers in Stamping Presses (2024)

Outcome: Two G&S Metal Products workers suffered amputations within two weeks of each other at the Cleveland, Ohio stamping facility in summer 2024 — the company's third amputation incident since 2017; OSHA cited one willful and five serious violations and proposed $182,293 in penalties.

On June 25, 2024, a 37-year-old worker at G&S Metal Products Co. Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio lost fingers when "the press cycled unexpectedly" while the worker was servicing the machine. The pullback mechanisms that should have physically prevented the worker's hands from being in the die area were improperly secured.

Two weeks later, on July 11, 2024, a 64-year-old employee with only four months of tenure at the company was clearing scrap material from a stamping die when it closed without warning, causing an amputation. This press lacked proper guarding and was not locked out during the maintenance activity.

OSHA's investigation found that G&S Metal Products had not provided adequate machine guarding, had not established proper lockout/tagout procedures for press servicing, and had not delivered effective employee safety training. The one willful violation addressed the knowing failure to guard machinery. The company's third amputation incident since 2017 indicated the hazards were persistent and unremediated.

Primary Source: US Department of Labor cites Ohio bakeware company for $182K following 2 worker amputations