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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077603 · 7/25/2019 · Jersey Shore Steel Company

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 regular operation
Source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Jersey Shore Steel Company
Location
70 Maryland Avenue, JERSEY SHORE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17740
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bundling in the finishing department. The employee was fixing a twisted piece of product in the stacker. While trying to reorient the metal, the employees right middle finger was pinched in the stacker resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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