Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148175.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by machine

Accident Summary Nr: 148175.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/26/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1610266.015	07/26/2022		332111	Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Middletown Works

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was performing machine maintenance/setup "gapping" on coil machine #2. During the planned maintenance, the machine was activated and the employee was crushed in the machine. The employee's head was crushed by the coil machine, and the employee was killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Head, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Maintenance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1610266.015	46	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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