Amputations

Name: Amputations at United Steel, Inc.
Start: 5/23/2016

1 amputation · 2016054524 · 5/23/2016 · United Steel, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Structural metal materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: United Steel, Inc.
Location: 164 School Street, EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06108
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about May 23, 2016, an employee was handling a piece of steel with a magnet lifting-device. The steel shifted and fell on the employee's left hand, amputating the first joint of the ring finger.

Source

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