Central Aluminum Company LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — COLUMBUS, OHIO
| Employer | Central Aluminum Company LLC | Report ID | 2019033154 |
| Address | 2045 Broehm Road | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207 |
| Event Date | March 26, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331314 | Inspection # | 1390513 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.87000, -82.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 26, 2019, at 10:15 p.m., a maintenance employee was working on the loader of an extrusion machine when the ram drifted forward and caused the loader to drop on the employee's left leg, pinning it against a lower tie-rod.
Incident Summary
On March 26, 2019, a worker at Central Aluminum Company LLC in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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