Amputations

Name: Amputations at Qualico Steel Company, Inc.
Start: 7/15/2019

1 amputation · 2019077159 · 7/15/2019 · Qualico Steel Company, Inc.

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: Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Qualico Steel Company, Inc.
Location: 7797 E. STATE HIGHWAY 52, WEBB, ALABAMA, 36376
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting in lifting a 55-gallon drum with a crane and a chain. The chain slipped on the drum and the employee sustained a left ring fingertip amputation.

Source

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