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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015075140 · 7/28/2015 · Hanna Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hanna Steel Corporation
Location
1701 Boone Boulevard, NORTHPORT, ALABAMA, 35476
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the build-up off the tube mill roll with a rag. The rag pulled the employee's thumb into the nip point between the turkhead roll and the tube, amputating the left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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