Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Pipe Fabrication
Start: 10/1/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010108 · 10/1/2018 · U.S. Pipe Fabrication

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: U.S. Pipe Fabrication
Location: 2023 Saint Louis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
NAICS: 332996
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane, using it to move a 20-ton ladle. While the employee was unlatching the safety hook, the crane moved and the hook tightened on the employee's left hand, crushing it against the ladle trunnion/bar. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated to the first knuckle, and the tip of the middle finger was crushed to the first knuckle.

Source

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