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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107291 · 10/1/2015 · Charter Steel Company

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
Crowbars
Secondary source
Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name
Charter Steel Company
Location
1658 COLD SPRINGS ROAD, SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53080
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or around October 1, 2015, an employee was attempting to pry up a refractory plate into a bobcat bucket when his right pinky finger became pinned between the pry bar and the furnace wall. His pinky finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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