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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063952 · 6/22/2015 · Gerdau

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Gerdau
Location
1470 Hoff Industrial Dr., O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While the employee was bending two pieces of rebar, his left hand pinky finger was pinched by the roller. As he pulled his hand off the glove, the tip of his finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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