Amputations

Name: Amputations at JSW Steel USA, Inc.
Start: 3/7/2019

1 amputation · 2019032504 · 3/7/2019 · JSW Steel USA, 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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: JSW Steel USA, Inc.
Location: 1500 Commercial Avenue, MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO, 43938
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when its hydraulic hose became bound. While the employee was trying to remove the hose, the forklift's mast chain moved, causing an amputation to the employee's left thumb to the first joint.

Source

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