# Crushing injuries at Skana Aluminum Company
> OSHA SIR `2016076343` · 7/14/2016 · CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Skana Aluminum Company
- **Location:** 345 Wilsonburg Road, CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 26301
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## 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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*