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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015053066 · 5/20/2015 · JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS

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
Bricks, blocks, structural stone, unspecified
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS
Location
101 EAST 9TH AVENUE, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to separate two 3/8" carbon plates using a plate hook. The plate hook became caught and the employee's finger was caught with a block while attempting to move the plate hook. His finger was amputated above the last knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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