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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088784 · 8/25/2018 · Nucor Building Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
Nucor Building Systems
Location
600 Apache Trail, TERRELL, TEXAS, 75160
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was picking up one end of an 80 lb. steel plate to be moved when the employee's thumb was caught between two steel plates, causing a sheering action that resulted in a right thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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