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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019011089 · 1/30/2019 · Feroleto Steel Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Feroleto Steel Company, Inc.
Location
300 Scofield Avenue, BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, 06605
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a slitting machine after set-up by using his right hand to check the tension on the roll bar. His cut-resistant gloves became caught in the tooling ring and pulled his fingers into the rings, resulting in a right index finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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