Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Steel & Aluminum Co., Inc.
Start: 8/10/2016

1 amputation · 2016087454 · 8/10/2016 · American Steel & Aluminum Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: American Steel & Aluminum Co., Inc.
Location: 3545 E. Main St., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
NAICS: 332323
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a choker chain and hoist to lift material and relocate it. The hook slipped and pinched his left ring fingertip, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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