Amputations

Name: Amputations at Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.
Start: 8/16/2016

1 amputation · 2016087665 · 8/16/2016 · Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Bending, crimping machines
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.
Location: 3811 Bank Street, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30096
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding rebar coil into a coil bender machine. He was trying to free a jammed coil from the measuring wheel with a screwdriver when the tool became jammed in the measuring wheel. This caused the coil to snag his glove and drag his thumb and index finger back into the transport wheels. His right index finger was partially amputated.

Source

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