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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016020951 · 2/2/2016 · Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Tables, worktables

Employer

Name
Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.
Location
1700 Holt Road NE, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35404
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was cutting 36-inch pipe with a cutting torch when his right hand was crushed between the pipe flange and the cutting table. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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