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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077228 · 7/18/2018 · IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
Source
Metal materials-nonstructural, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC
Location
23rd Street & Duss Avenue, AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15003
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A crane operator was off loading nine foot steel round billets from a trailer to a nearby billet pile. Steel yard attendants assist the operator with final positioning of the billets from ground level using no-touch tools. The injured employee used his hand on the end of the billet to push and align it with the row. At this time, the second billet released from the crane magnet and contacted the injured employee's right hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right thumb at the distal joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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