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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171110595 · 11/3/2017 · Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC
Location
4301 IVERSON BLVD, TRINITY, ALABAMA, 35673
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was smoothing the edge of a 1/4-inch thick steel plate with a disc sander when the employee's left thumb was pulled between the disc and the work rest, resulting in an amputation of the left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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