Amputations

Name: Amputations at High Steel Structures-LLC
Start: 12/22/2017

1 amputation · 20171212148 · 12/22/2017 · High Steel Structures-LLC

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: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: High Steel Structures-LLC
Location: 3501 W 4TH STREET, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were setting a slab of steel to be welded. One employee used a jack to move the steel to the correct spot. When the jack was released, his left middle finger was pinched between the slab and the stand, partially amputating his fingertip.

Source

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