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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211409 · 12/7/2016 · Charter Steel Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
Source
Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Charter Steel Company
Location
4300 E. 49th St., CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44127
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a bolt on a piece of equipment when a coworker who was tightening a bolt on the same piece of equipment dropped a bracket. The bracket struck and amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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