Alcoa ATEP, Niles

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — NILES, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Alcoa ATEP, Niles in NILES, OHIO
Employer Alcoa ATEP, Niles Report ID 2015096670
Address 1000 Warren Ave. City, State ZIP NILES, OHIO 44446
Event Date September 12, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1069109
GPS Coordinates 41.18000, -80.78000

Incident Narrative

A material handler on the motorized sheet lifter picked up a pack of material with the lifter and was moving the pack around when the pack struck a fixed object. The stack then shifted and caught the worker's fingers between the object and the stack injuring three fingers. The pinky finger was partially amputated from the tip to between the first and second joint.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2015, a worker at Alcoa ATEP, Niles in NILES, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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