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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063568 · 6/10/2015 · Alro Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Structural metal materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Alro Steel Corporation
Location
3000 North 114th Street, WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN, 53222
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting the banding on a bundle of 5 3/4" steel on dual hoists and a basket hitch on each end using a manual banding cutter and crushed the tip of his pinky finger between two pieces of steel, resulting in the amputation of his fingertip. He was wearing cut level 4 gloves and sleeves, hardhat, safety glasses + side shield, and steel-toed metatarsal boots.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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