Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nucor Corporation
Start: 4/20/2015

1 amputation · 2015042199 · 4/20/2015 · Nucor 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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified

Employer

Name: Nucor Corporation
Location: 2911 E Nucor Rd., NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, 68701
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employer reported a possible amputation of the right pinky finger. An employee was moving a gate that had a stationary roller on top and a finger on the right hand got caught in the roller.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown