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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010066 · 1/3/2020 · Ellwood Quality Steels Company

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
Scrap metal
Secondary source
Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural

Employer

Name
Ellwood Quality Steels Company
Location
700 Moravia Street, NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16101
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had finished cutting a round metal ingot with a saw. The employee went to move the scrap piece and it fell/sank down into a bed of mechanical rollers. The mechanical rollers are normally used to remove the scrap piece out of the way so the piece can be lifted by a crane. The employee then attempted to manually move the scrap piece by pulling it off of the mechanical rolls. The piece was too heavy and rolled backwards towards the ingot. The employee's left middle finger became trapped/pinched between the ingot and scrap piece, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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