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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015097164 · 9/28/2015 · Russel Metals Williams Bahcall Inc.

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
Structural metal materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Russel Metals Williams Bahcall Inc.
Location
956 Blackstone, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53186
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was delivering metal product to a customer's facility by semi-truck. He hooked a load of material to the customer's overhead crane. In the process of moving the material from the truck, his finger got caught between the metal load, amputating his left fingertip up to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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