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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021031925 · 3/3/2021 · NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INC
Location
35 TOELLES ROAD, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing routine maintenance on a cold roll steel line when their right ring finger was caught by the machine's guard mechanism resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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