Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137130.015 - Employee crushes leg under falling coil, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 137130.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1541610.015	07/14/2021		332119	Wolverine Corporation Dba Wolverine Metal Stamping

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on July 2, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a metal stamping facility was lifting an 1,800-pound coil roll to be loaded into a press machine. The employee was removing the skid from the bottom of the coil while still suspended in the air. When the employee unhooked the sling from the coil while it was still standing, the coil fell on his lower leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat crush injuries to his lower leg and foot, which required amputation. The employee's blood alcohol content was 0.30 taken at the hospital after the accident; legal impairment is 0.08.

Keywords: Alcohol, Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Falling Object, Foot, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Intoxicated, Leg, Machine operator, Metal, Person, Sling, Surgical Amputation, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541610.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Crushing and grinding machine operators

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