Amputations

Name: Amputations at True North Steel, Inc.
Start: 11/30/2017

1 amputation · 20171111405 · 11/30/2017 · True North Steel, Inc.

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, n.e.c.
Source: Drills-stationary

Employer

Name: True North Steel, Inc.
Location: 1501 South 30th Street West, BILLINGS, MONTANA, 59102
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was crouched down beside the drilling machine and reached his hand up to lift himself up, during which time he bumped the power switch. His left index finger got past the guard and was amputated between the belt and pulley.

Source

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