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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015107979 · 10/25/2015 · Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Location
1945 Airport Rd., COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning chromate applicator rollers with a no touch hand tool. The tool was caught in the rollers and the employee's right thumb and forefinger were pulled into the rollers. The employee was hospitalized and scheduled for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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