Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bluescope Buildings North America Inc.
Start: 9/25/2017

1 amputation · 2017099183 · 9/25/2017 · Bluescope Buildings North America Inc.

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: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name: Bluescope Buildings North America Inc.
Location: 400 N Weaber Street, ANNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17003
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the die on a roll forming machine. The drive shaft fell pinching the employee's left pinky finger in a pinch point resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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