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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016076343 · 7/14/2016 · Skana Aluminum Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Skana Aluminum Company
Location
345 Wilsonburg Road, CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 26301
NAICS
331318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 14, 2016, at approximately 1:40 a.m., an employee was located at the end of the line where aluminum was being rolled onto a coil. Wearing cotton gloves, the employee was checking for edge cracks and used sand paper when he observed a spot. The roll was moving at approximately 900 feet/minute when the operator of the machine saw the coil buckle and hit the E-stop to prevent damage. While using the sand paper, the employee's left hand/fingers were severely crushed between the moving coil and the roller, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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