Arconic Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — NILES, OHIO
| Employer | Arconic Inc. | Report ID | 20171211445 |
| Address | 1000 Warren Avenue | City, State ZIP | NILES, OHIO 44446 |
| Event Date | December 1, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Secondary Source | Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332112 | Inspection # | 1282500 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.19000, -80.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a lifter to lift a rack of steel sheets when the lifter caught the edge of a hot block. The hot block then kicked toward the employee's left hand, pinching it between the hot block and lifter body. The employee's ring fingertip was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 1, 2017, a worker at Arconic Inc. in NILES, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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