Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201176 - Employee's leg burned between roller and hot billet

Accident Summary Nr: 200201176 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302560990	02/10/2000	3321	0	Birmingham Southeast Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the cooling bed area, where hot, approximately 2,000 degree F billets formed from molten metal were rolling from the Demag caster. He was walking between the rollers when he was struck by a hot billet, pinning his right thigh against the roller. Employee #1 sustained severe burns, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, PINNED, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MOLTEN METAL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302560990			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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