Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jupiter Aluminum Corporation, 8963 River Rd, WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26070
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On February 9, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the injured employee was adjusting the hydraulic cylinder of the hold down roll. The arm of the hold down was resting on the coil mandrel. As the employee removed the pin of the hydraulic cylinder the arm rolled from the mandrel pinning him between the arm and the column. The employee sustained two fractured ribs and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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