Amputations

Name: Amputations at CHATHAM STEEL CORP.
Start: 1/13/2020

1 amputation · 2020010334 · 1/13/2020 · CHATHAM STEEL CORP.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: CHATHAM STEEL CORP.
Location: 501 WEST BOUNDARY STREET, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31402
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a gantry crane. The crane raised two steel plates instead of one, and the lower plate slipped from a clamp and landed on the employee's left index finger. The finger was partially amputated at the first joint.

Source

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