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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096670 · 9/12/2015 · Alcoa ATEP, Niles

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Alcoa ATEP, Niles
Location
1000 Warren Ave., NILES, OHIO, 44446
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A material handler on the motorized sheet lifter picked up a pack of material with the lifter and was moving the pack around when the pack struck a fixed object. The stack then shifted and caught the worker's fingers between the object and the stack injuring three fingers. The pinky finger was partially amputated from the tip to between the first and second joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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