Caledonian Alloys

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - HUNTINGTON, West Virginia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Caledonian Alloys in HUNTINGTON, West Virginia
Employer Caledonian Alloys
Address 3190 Riverside Drive
City, State ZIP HUNTINGTON, West Virginia 25705
Report ID 2015096581
Event Date September 9, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 331110
Inspection # 1091483
GPS Coordinates 38.41519, -82.35705

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using an alligator shear to cut a nickel alloy plate when his hand and thumb contacted the shear's nip point. The bone behind his knuckle was crushed/fractured.

Incident Summary

On September 9, 2015, a worker at Caledonian Alloys in HUNTINGTON, West Virginia suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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