Amputations

Name: Amputations at NLMK Pennsylvania
Start: 5/8/2017

1 amputation · 2017054168 · 5/8/2017 · NLMK Pennsylvania

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, unspecified

Employer

Name: NLMK Pennsylvania
Location: 15 Roemer Blvd., FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA, 16121
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was turning an elevated crane load (mill roll) by hand when his left hand was caught in the load. As he pulled his hand free, his left pinky finger suffered an avulsion. His fingertip had to be medically amputated.

Source

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