Amputations

Name: Amputations at Gerdau
Start: 11/11/2015

1 amputation · 2015118501 · 11/11/2015 · Gerdau

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Gerdau
Location: 2411 East Audie Murphy Parkway, FARMERSVILLE, TEXAS, 75442
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to free the arm piece of a pneumatically operated shear line machine. The machine's arm became free and caught the employee's right index finger between the arm and the frame of the machine, amputating it.

Source

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