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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021528 · 2/15/2020 · Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC
Location
1400 Red Hat Road, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35603
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was directing a crane operator with hand signals to pick up a piece of scrap steel off the floor when his hand was caught between the sheet of scrap metal and the lifting device (grab). The employee sustained a finger amputation and a laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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