Amputations

Name: Amputations at Olympic Steel
Start: 11/9/2015

1 amputation · 2015118417 · 11/9/2015 · Olympic Steel

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 regular operation
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Olympic Steel
Location: 587 Barrow Park Drive, WINDER, GEORGIA, 30680
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the projection welder machine. The employee's right hand was on the working surface of the machine when the steel shaft came down and amputated the employee's right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown