Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ryerson Inc.
Start: 3/31/2017

1 amputation · 2017032945 · 3/31/2017 · Ryerson Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Ryerson Inc.
Location: 4400 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting sheet metal bundles with a crane. He intended to separate and pass a strap between two bundles. The top one fell and trapped his left middle fingertip, amputating it with no bone loss.

Source

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