105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA—

Skana Aluminum Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries

Final narrative

On July 14, 2016, at approximately 1:40 a.m., an employee was located at the end of the line where aluminum was being rolled onto a coil. Wearing cotton gloves, the employee was checking for edge cracks and used sand paper when he observed a spot. The roll was moving at approximately 900 feet/minute when the operator of the machine saw the coil buckle and hit the E-stop to prevent damage. While using the sand paper, the employee's left hand/fingers were severely crushed between the moving coil and the roller, requiring hospitalization.

Hospitalized Hand(s) and finger(s) Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

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