Amputations

Name: Amputations at Global Brass and Copper LLC
Start: 8/25/2016

1 amputation · 2016087995 · 8/25/2016 · Global Brass and Copper LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: Global Brass and Copper LLC
Location: 305 Lewis and Clark Blvd, EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62024
NAICS: 331423
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's foot was caught in a pinch point between the shell of the melting furnace and the casting floor mezzanine while attempting to unlatch a hook related to the safety bin chute. Three toes on the employee's left foot were amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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