Amputations

Name: Amputations at GREER STEEL COMPANY
Start: 1/2/2021

1 amputation · 2021010015 · 1/2/2021 · GREER STEEL COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: GREER STEEL COMPANY
Location: 624 BOULEVARD, DOVER, OHIO, 44622
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had placed a machine in slow-speed mode and was wiping the inbound feed roller. The employee's left hand was caught between the roller and steel material. Their left index finger was injured and was subsequently medically amputated.

Source

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