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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016021118 · 2/5/2016 · Owen Steel Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Punch presses

Employer

Name
Owen Steel Company, Inc.
Location
813 S. Market Street, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19801
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 02/05/2015 at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was operating a plate punch ironworker machine. A piece of steel jammed, and he tried to dislodge or unjam it from the machine. The tip of his left index finger was pinched by the machine resulting in the loss of the fingertip and some of the finger nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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