Amputations

Name: Amputations at Canam Steel Group
Start: 7/26/2016

1 amputation · 2016076798 · 7/26/2016 · Canam Steel Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Canam Steel Group
Location: 140 S ELLIS ROAD, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a crane to empty the scrap bin. As he was lowering the scrap bin's handle, his left thumb was caught between the handle and the steel bin, amputating it at the first joint and requiring reattachment surgery.

Source

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