Union Metal Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Cuts, lacerations — 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.
Context
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