ArcelorMittal Cleveland LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO
| Employer | ArcelorMittal Cleveland LLC | Report ID | 2017098608 |
| Address | 3060 Eggers Avenue | City, State ZIP | CLEVELAND, OHIO 44105 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Secondary Source | Crowbars | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331111 | Inspection # | 1264069 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.46000, -81.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on top of the conveyor belt junction tower investigating some stoppages of a belt when he noticed some debris on a drum pivoting the belt to the tensioner a few floors below. He used a 5-foot pry bar to try to clear the debris from the area in front of the drum. The pry bar contacted a moving surface and shifted, pinching his right middle finger between the bar and either the electrical conduit or an adjacent machine guard. His fingertip was crushed and avulsed requiring surgical amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2017, a worker at ArcelorMittal Cleveland LLC in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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