Union Metal Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Cuts, lacerations — CANTON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Union Metal Corporation in CANTON, OHIO
Employer Union Metal Corporation Report ID 2020010611
Address 1432 MAPLE AVE. NE City, State ZIP CANTON, OHIO 44705
Event Date January 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1458200
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -81.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving metal in a forming machine when an adjacent employee hit a button, causing the machine and metal to cycle in the wrong direction. The metal struck the employee's leg, causing severe leg lacerations that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2020, a worker at Union Metal Corporation in CANTON, OHIO suffered cuts, lacerations to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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