Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nucor Steel Arkansas
Start: 7/12/2019

1 amputation · 2019077077 · 7/12/2019 · Nucor Steel Arkansas

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Rollers

Employer

Name: Nucor Steel Arkansas
Location: 5027 C North County Rd 1015, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working to de-chock a set of four high work rolls which were being removed from the roll mill for maintenance. While he was removing the spreader bar, he was caught in a pinch point between the spreader bar and a roll resulting in amputation of the right pinky fingertip.

Source

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