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Greer Steel Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — DOVER, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Greer Steel Company in DOVER, OHIO
Employer Greer Steel Company Report ID 2017021262
Address 1 Boat Street City, State ZIP DOVER, OHIO 44622
Event Date February 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # 1210687
GPS Coordinates 40.51000, -81.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning contaminants from stripper rings on a slitter head when the employee's left arm was pulled into the running slitter and crushed. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2017, a worker at Greer Steel Company in DOVER, OHIO suffered crushing injuries to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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