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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020758 · 2/25/2015 · J&G Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
J&G Steel Corporation
Location
2429 Industrial Rd., SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, 74067
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was cutting a 2-inch by 6-inch piece of metal when his right index finger got caught in the shear. Employee's right index finger was surgically amputated from the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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