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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021207 · 2/7/2017 · Kloeckner Metals

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
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
Kloeckner Metals
Location
7400 Mesa Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77028
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up equipment to move a load of steel coils via an overhead crane when his left index finger was smashed between the lifting hook and lifting device, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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