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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054200 · 5/9/2017 · POSCO AAPC LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
POSCO AAPC LLC
Location
6500 Jefferson Metro Parkway, MC CALLA, ALABAMA, 35111
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was banding the coil on a recoiling machine when the coil came off of the track during the recoiling stage. The employee made some adjustments so the coil would line up correctly. A coworker then placed the separator down and used the manual control panel to finish the recoiling process. At that time, the employee's glove was caught between the lapse of the coil and was crushed by the separator, causing an amputation of the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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