Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148295.015 - Employee is killed when caught in coil slitter

Accident Summary Nr: 148295.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 07/26/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1611140.015	07/27/2022		332812	Jupiter Aluminum Corporation

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on July 26, 2022, Employee #1 was operating a coil slitter line. As the coil slitter was in operation, Employee #1 entered into the coil slitter and placed his hand on the rewind mandrel which contained the coil. Employee #1's hand was pulled up into the mandrel, and Employee #1 was pulled into the rewind mandrel. A coworker witnessed the incident and ran to the coil slitter and pressed the emergency stop button. Beech Bottom VFD and Brooke County EMS responded to the scene. Employee #1 was transported to Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The employee died of crushing injuries.

Keywords: Caught By, Crushed, Hand, Mandrel, Slitter

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1611140.015	42	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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