Amputations

Name: Amputations at Matandy Steel & Metal Products, LLC
Start: 3/20/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032466 · 3/20/2017 · Matandy Steel & Metal Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Bands

Employer

Name: Matandy Steel & Metal Products, LLC
Location: 1140 Central Ave, HAMILTON, OHIO, 45011
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a battery-powered plastic banding tool to wrap a coil of steel. As he tightened the band, his left index fingertip was caught between the band and the coil, resulting in a deep laceration. His left index fingertip had to be amputated.

Source

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