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Jupiter Aluminum Corporation

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jupiter Aluminum Corporation in WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Jupiter Aluminum Corporation Report ID 2021021177
Address 8963 River Rd City, State ZIP WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26070
Event Date February 9, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332812 Inspection # 1515180
GPS Coordinates 40.21000, -80.65000

Incident Narrative

On February 9, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the injured employee was adjusting the hydraulic cylinder of the hold down roll. The arm of the hold down was resting on the coil mandrel. As the employee removed the pin of the hydraulic cylinder the arm rolled from the mandrel pinning him between the arm and the column. The employee sustained two fractured ribs and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2021, a worker at Jupiter Aluminum Corporation in WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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