OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — HEBRON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in HEBRON, OHIO
Employer OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Report ID 2017065779
Address 470 JOHN ALFORD PARKWAY City, State ZIP HEBRON, OHIO 43025
Event Date June 23, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332111 Inspection # 1244119
GPS Coordinates 39.97000, -82.48000

Incident Narrative

On June 23, 2017, an employee was attempting to adjust the rails on a paint line when a robotic gantry loading mechanism struck him in the back and bent him over the machine, where a static centering handle pierced his upper right chest.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2017, a worker at OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in HEBRON, OHIO suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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