Amputations

Name: Amputations at Joseph T. Ryerson & Son
Start: 12/20/2018

1 amputation · 20181213054 · 12/20/2018 · Joseph T. Ryerson & Son

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Brake presses

Employer

Name: Joseph T. Ryerson & Son
Location: 7701 Lindsey Rd, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72206
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attaching/engaging a plate bug or clamp to a finished metal part weighing about 100 lbs. still within a press brake. The downward motion of engaging the plate bug onto the part caused the part to fall off of the press brake. The employee suffered an amputation injury to the right middle finger.

Source

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