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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020076381 · 7/9/2020 · W & W - AFCO Steel LLC

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
Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source
Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
W & W - AFCO Steel LLC
Location
1730 W. RENO, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73106
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 9, 2020, an employee was in a training class, practicing how to rig and flip I-beams using a chain. His right thumb was slammed between the chain and the beam, causing an avulsion; the thumb tip was medically amputated on July 10, 2020.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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