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Fractures

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099392 · 9/11/2018 · Gerdau Ameristeel Midlothian Mill

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Gerdau Ameristeel Midlothian Mill
Location
300 Ward Road, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a maintenance repair on a rotor shaft when the chain grabbed his gloves, pulling his fingers between the chain and sprocket and fracturing them.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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