Amputations

Name: Amputations at STEEL VENTURES
Start: 12/5/2019

1 amputation · 20191212561 · 12/5/2019 · STEEL VENTURES

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Milling machines

Employer

Name: STEEL VENTURES
Location: 1000 Burlington, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After performing a mill changeover, an employee was adjusting the rollers. The employee's left hand was caught between the rollers and the pipe running through the mill, and the left little fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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