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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010938 · 1/25/2017 · Valourec Star, LP

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Valourec Star, LP
Location
2669 Martin Luther King Jr Dr., YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44510
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the tension of a saw belt. The saw was locked out. The employee manually rotated the pulley and caught his right thumb in the belt amputating the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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