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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021177 · 2/9/2021 · Jupiter Aluminum Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Jupiter Aluminum Corporation
Location
8963 River Rd, WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 26070
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 9, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the injured employee was adjusting the hydraulic cylinder of the hold down roll. The arm of the hold down was resting on the coil mandrel. As the employee removed the pin of the hydraulic cylinder the arm rolled from the mandrel pinning him between the arm and the column. The employee sustained two fractured ribs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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