Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 997577 - Employee killed when caught in winding coils of a slitter

Accident Summary Nr: 997577 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/14/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107969784	02/15/1989	5051	0	Doolan Steel Corp

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on February 14, 1989, Employee #1, a lead man employed by Doolan Steel Corporation in Gary, IN, was feeding cardboard strips (9 in. long by 1 in. wide) onto slit steel as it was being coiled on a Cincinnati slitter machine (serial #91185) that was located on the north side of the slitting department. Employee #1 was placing the cardboard strips on the coils with his right hand while the machine was running between 150 to 300 ft per minute. While reaching over the steel strips nearest to him, he was caught in the coils by his right arm and pulled into the coiled steel on the mandrel. Employee #1 suffered an arm amputation and a crushed head and chest and was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, AMPUTATED, STEEL, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, MANDREL, SLITTER, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107969784			Fatality	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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