Amputations

Name: Amputations at Aleris Rolled Products, Inc.
Start: 5/12/2017

2 amputations, 2 hospitalizations · 2017054350 · 5/12/2017 · Aleris Rolled Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 2
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Aleris Rolled Products, Inc.
Location: 7319 Newport Road SE, UHRICHSVILLE, OHIO, 44683
NAICS: 331315
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 12, 2017, at 9:25 AM, an employee was operating a forklift to pick up a skid with two coils. As he backed up, the skid slid off of the forks. When the skid holding the material slid off the fork, it struck two employees. The first employee suffered a lower left leg amputation, while the second employee suffered a lower right leg amputation.

Source

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