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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010265 · 1/12/2016 · CMC Steel Fabricators Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Shearing machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
CMC Steel Fabricators Inc.
Location
1235 Centerpointe Drive, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70819
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a shear line to fabricate steel rebar when the rollers on the dump table stopped working. While attempting to diagnose the problem, his left glove was caught in the in-running nip point of the rollers' belt and pulley, amputating his left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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