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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065587 · 6/7/2018 · Gerdau Macsteel

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 during regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Gerdau Macsteel
Location
5225 Planters Rd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe to test a 1" diameter, 6" long metal part. The part had a burr and the burr caught the employee's glove pulling his fingers into the lathe. The skin on his left index and middle fingers was degloved to the middle knuckle resulting in surgical amputation at the middle knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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