Amputations

Name: Amputations at Resteel Supply Company, Inc.
Start: 7/19/2018

1 amputation · 2018077322 · 7/19/2018 · Resteel Supply Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: Resteel Supply Company, Inc.
Location: 63 Junior Hawvermale Way, BERKELEY SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25411
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 19, 2018, an employee was operating a rebar bender. While attempting to correct a previous bend, the rebar bent back around itself and pinched the employee's finger resulting in a laceration requiring three stitches and a partial amputation.

Source

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