Amputations

Name: Amputations at Suburban Steel Supply
Start: 10/20/2017

1 amputation · 20171010100 · 10/20/2017 · Suburban Steel Supply

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: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Overhead hoists-electric powered

Employer

Name: Suburban Steel Supply
Location: 1900 Deffenbaugh Court, GAHANNA, OHIO, 43230
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 19, 2017, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was rigging a steel fabrication project to an electric hoist when the hoist was activated. The employee's right thumb tip was then caught and amputated between the metal project and the rigging strap.

Source

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