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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017077042 · 7/27/2017 · Shear Tech Steel LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Shear Tech Steel LLC.
Location
5601 Enterprise Blvd, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43612
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 27, 2017, at approximately 7:10 a.m., while an employee was using a shear machine to cut a piece of steel, the back end of the steel came down and pinched their finger between the table top and the steel piece. The employee suffered an amputation to the left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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